Thesaurus results for BACKCOUNTRY

backcountry

noun

ˈbak-ˌkən-trē

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 Violence in the backcountry between Americans and Native people intensified, fueled by rhetoric justifying atrocities and the expulsion of Indigenous nations to address Americans’ demand for new land. —

Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 Forecasters say backcountry travelers should avoid slopes steeper than 30 degrees near and above treeline, where dangerous conditions remain. —

Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 That season saw skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers seek a reprieve from the stresses of the pandemic, heading into the backcountry of the Salt Lake and Uinta regions, per The New York Times. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026 One of the most dangerous years came in 2021, when skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers sought a reprieve from the stresses of the pandemic and headed into the backcountry of the Salt Lake and Uinta regions, per The New York Times. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backcountry

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Noun

This 1830s-era home on the property of Pickett Hill Farm is quintessential countryside.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
Maiduguri has been at the heart of deadly violence in Nigeria in the past, but has experienced relative peace in recent years, even as the countryside is often battered by extremists.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026