backcountry
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back·coun·try

noun, often attributive \-ˌkən-trē\

Definition of BACKCOUNTRY

: a remote undeveloped rural area

Examples of BACKCOUNTRY

  1. <he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry>

First Known Use of BACKCOUNTRY

1746

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