outback
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outback
- /ˈaʊtbæk/ US
Where it comes from
From out + back.
noun outbacks
- The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops. 1951 June, W. J. Banks, Flying Doctors of the Outback, The Rotarian, page 23, Communication like this is making a big change in the lives of Australia′s “outback” people.
adjective more outback · most outback
- Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas. […]the Civil Service Association is not particularly happy with the decision of the Government in regard to rents and the way they will be levied on its members in the more outback country areas.
adverb
- To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia. If we want this country to develop, we have to depend on men who are prepared to go outback and try to discover new shows.
verb outbacks · outbacking · outbacked
- To travel or stay in the outback
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: backwoods, remote, inaccessible, unaccessible, bush, hinterland, bushland, outwaste, desert, barren, desertness, wasteland, outworld, backwater, wilderness, solitude
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noun the most remote and desolate areas of Australia
| 한국어 | 아웃백 autbaek |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アウトバック autobakku, 奥地 okuchi |
| Français | outback |
| Deutsch | Outback |
| Русский | малонаселённая ме́стность malonaseljónnaja méstnostʹ, австрали́йская глуби́нка avstralíjskaja glubínka, глуби́нка glubínka, аутбэк autbɛk |
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title = {outback},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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