backcountry

See also: back country

English

Alternative forms

• back country

Etymology

back +‎ country

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbækˌkʌntɹi/

Noun

backcountry (countable and uncountable, plural backcountries)

1. A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.

   Coordinate term: frontcountry

   • 2014, Andrew Gulliford, Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology, page 54:

     Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both. The standard definition of “frontcountry” is an area that can be reached in a day. You do not stay out overnight.

   • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 159:

     Even his family didn't know exactly where he was; he'd told them Thorndike, but he hadn't mentioned that he was heading to the backcountry, and he hadn't s[ecofoed how long he'd be away;

Translations

remote region

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 窮鄉僻壤／穷乡僻壤 (zh) (qióngxiāngpìrǎng)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: syrjäseutu (fi)
• Italian: entroterra rurale f
• Portuguese: mato (pt) m
• Russian: захолу́стье (ru) n (zaxolústʹje), глуби́нка (ru) f (glubínka)
• Spanish: andurriales
• Swedish: obygd (sv) c

See also

• wop-wops
• hinterland