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backland

backland noun: land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.

Noun

backland (plural backlands)

  1. Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.
    • He has developed a sophisticated, inventive way to use these modulations that were quite common in the singers we heard there in the backlands of the northeast.”2007 January 25, Larry Rohter, “Long-Lost Trove of Music Connects Brazil to Its Roots”, in New York Times

Forms of backland

pluralbacklands

Origin of backland

From back + land.

Questions about backland

What does backland mean?
Backland means land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.
What part of speech is backland?
Backland is a noun.
What is the plural of backland?
The plural of backland is backlands.

Words near backland in the dictionary

  1. backjump
  2. backjumping
  3. backjumps
  4. backkick
  5. backkicks
  6. backland
  7. backlands
  8. backlash
  9. backlashed
  10. backlasher
  11. backlashers

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