out-country I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology:out (III) + country : an outlying area or country II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from out (IV) + country, in sense 2, from out-country (I) 1.: alien, foreign < looked down upon out-country peoples > 2.: belonging to or characteristic of the country : not urban < his clear, healthy, out-country look — Time >