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backcountry

noun

ˈbak-ˌkən-trē How to pronounce backcountry (audio)
Definition of backcountrynext
as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry

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Recent Examples of backcountry The remains of Smith's two backcountry companions, Brent Rosenkranz, 42, and John Giusti, 46, both of Granbury, Texas, were found earlier. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 According to his backcountry permit, Neil wanted to travel from Boulder Lake to Appleton Pass. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Its multi-band GNSS sat-tracking ensures pinpoint routing through deep backcountry, while its onboard health sensors track recovery, heart rate variability, and sleep quality. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Multi-fuel and flat-packing stoves are becoming a massive trend for backcountry adventurers who want to ditch standard gas canisters. — New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backcountry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backcountry
  1. countryside
  2. frontier
  3. bush
  4. outback
  5. country
  6. backwater
  7. hinterland
Noun
  • Although the Nordics fell out of love with the south of Sweden when the Med started attracting the rich and famous in the 1970s, a small but mighty renaissance is taking place on the Swedish countryside and shores.
    — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Though the royal family didn’t post anything on social media, Meghan did—both the aforementioned Instagram Reel and an Instagram Story, which showed a clip of her and Harry taking a countryside drive with Harry in the driver’s seat.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of countryside
Noun
  • At a time when the race to build the best frontier models is center stage, the competition to establish the next hardware platform is shaping up to be just as important.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Both Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have been pushing the AI industry to slow down on frontier AI development ever since existential fears surrounding the topic were raised in the public square this month.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of frontier
Noun
  • Check for tours of her Tudor Revival home and the English-style garden filled with holly, lilac, and juniper bushes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Video from the scene appeared to show the vehicle partially on the sidewalk near a bush.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bush
Noun
  • In the sparsely populated Australian outback, help takes time to arrive.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • For a uniquely Australian experience, extend your trip inland with a stay at one of the region’s vast outback stations.
    — Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of outback
Noun
  • That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to prohibit persecution.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Subsequent intermittent attacks between the two countries have coincided with higher domestic gas prices due to disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of country
Noun
  • Navigate the biodiverse backwaters of Choctawhatchee Bay or visit Destin, the perfect beach town for kiteboarding and snorkeling.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • No one predicted the sleepy backwater of Sassnitz would be rebranded ‘Crashnitz’ or ‘Smashnitz’ by the end of the first edition of the German Sail Grand Prix last year.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of backwater
Noun
  • In any event, relocating an entertainment behemoth out of California, to some entertainment hinterland like those states, would be more complicated and certainly costly than staying put.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At the very least, regionalism marked a spatial recalibration in the literary imaginary, away from European metropoles and national capitals and toward rural hinterlands.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hinterland

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“Backcountry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backcountry. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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