backcountry
/ˈbækˌkʌntɹi/
backcountry noun: a remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.
Noun
backcountry (countable and uncountable, plural backcountries)
- A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.
- Near-synonyms: upcountry, interior, hinterland
- In the back country of Queensland the average small hotel had only one dining-room, with tables marked ‘first class’ and ‘second class’.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 168
Examples of backcountry in a sentence
- Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both.2014, Andrew Gulliford, Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology, page 54:
- Even his family didn't know exactly where he was; he'd told them Thorndike, but he hadn't mentioned that he was heading to the backcountry, and he hadn't s[ecofoed how long he'd be away;2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 159:
Synonyms of backcountry
Forms of backcountry
| plural | backcountries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | back country |
Origin of backcountry
From back + country.
Questions about backcountry
- What does backcountry mean?
- Backcountry means a remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.
- How do you use backcountry in a sentence?
- Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both.
- What part of speech is backcountry?
- Backcountry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce backcountry?
- Backcountry is pronounced /ˈbækˌkʌntɹi/.
- What is the plural of backcountry?
- The plural of backcountry is backcountries.
Words near backcountry in the dictionary
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