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back country

NOUN
undeveloped rural area
Synonyms
STRONGEST
outback wilderness
WEAK
back o' beyond back of beyond backwoods boondocks boonies godforsaken place hinterland the boonies the sticks
ADJECTIVE
rural, undeveloped
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backwoods
STRONG
backwater heartland inland rural rustic upcountry

Example Sentences

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They include areas popular with hillwalkers, climbers and back country skiers.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

But in the back country, you’re completely on your own.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

In a cemetery on a back country road near Sacramento, three rows of granite gravestones bear the same inscription: “Unknown, moved from Negro Hill Cemetery by the U.S. Government — 1954.”

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024

“They were in the back country to camp.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

And who will they find to take food from out in the back country?

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson