"backcountry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbækˌkʌntɹi/ Forms: backcountries [plural]
Etymology: From back + country. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|country}} back + country Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} backcountry (countable and uncountable, plural backcountries)
  1. A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks. Wikipedia link: backcountry Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geography Synonyms: back country Related terms: wop-wops, hinterland Translations (remote region): 窮鄉僻壤 (Chinese Mandarin), 穷乡僻壤 (qióngxiāngpìrǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), syrjäseutu (Finnish), entroterra rurale [feminine] (Italian), mato [masculine] (Portuguese), захолу́стье (zaxolústʹje) [neuter] (Russian), глуби́нка (glubínka) [feminine] (Russian), andurriales (Spanish), obygd [common-gender] (Swedish)

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