backyard
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backyard
- /bækˈjɑːd/ UK
Where it comes from
From back + yard.
noun backyards · back-yard · back yard
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A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
I think when I discovered this republic, which is in Nevada - in one man's house and backyard and front garden - I think I stumbled across what for me really typifies the whole micronational movement.
Opposite: front yard, forecourt
- A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go. The entire beach was my backyard, from the Hiltons' house in the south all the way to Steele Hunter's house in the north.
- An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest. However, the region was in the United States backyard and Britain should look passively on with acquiescence in whatever policy the United States saw fit to pursue about Mexico.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: patio, yard, park, courtyard, court, door, casa, house, lawn, playground, ground, home, gardening, garden, bbq, rear
Translations
Every language
noun yard to the rear of a house
| Español | traspatio, patio trasero, jardín trasero, patio de atrás |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뒤뜰 dwitteul |
| 日本語 | 裏庭 uraniwa |
| 中文 | 後院 /后院 hòuyuàn |
| हिन्दी | बगिया bagiyā |
| Português | quintal |
| Français | arrière-cour |
| Deutsch | Hinterhof |
| Ελληνικά | πίσω αυλή píso avlí |
| Русский | за́дний двор zádnij dvor |
| Tiếng Việt | sân sau |
Talk about this word "backyard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/backyard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. backyard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/backyard "backyard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/backyard.Cite this
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title = {backyard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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