as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
built a cabin in the up-country
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Kober, who has been married for more than 75 years, was born in east London before he and his siblings were evacuated to the countryside during World War II.
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Somehow magically, someone created an outdoor garden at a lush countryside retreat.
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Like previous host countries, Turkey is likely to use the summit to put its own security concerns and defense industry on the agenda.
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And, in a country struck by tragedy, this loss felt close to home.
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In Beach Enclave’s hinterland, there are plenty of enjoyable distractions, including a 4,500-square-foot golf complex, with putting green, courts for tennis, padel, and pickleball, fitness center, and games lounge.
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The menu is top-tier and uses as much local produce from the ocean and nearby hinterland as possible.
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Many hedges, bushes, and trees can block sight lines, so even the nosiest of neighbors will be forced to mind their own business.
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These wonders can grow as strange, twisted bushes or as giant, spindly trees.
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The Federal Reserve attributes much of the gap to a capital stock the United States renews faster than anyone else, and the IMF to European firms that stay too small and invest too little to reach the frontier.
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The rural storytelling and fiddle music on the frontier inspired the emergence and growth of commercial country music and bluegrass music, while echoes of acoustic blues and protest songs can be heard in modern R&B and hip-hop.
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Fully restored to its original glory, the mansion is located on the banks of the backwaters of Kerala, and is only accessible by boat from the mainland.
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The movie goes from this weird, seedy love motel to the industrial backwaters, and these long walks and talks down empty streets.
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Broken Hill Those traveling between Sydney and Adelaide will stop at this outback mining town, which has some of the world’s largest silver, lead, and zinc mineral deposits.
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Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees.
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“Up-country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-country. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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