backcountry

plural backcountries · alternative back country

1. countableuncountableA remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.

   Near-synonyms: upcountry, interior, hinterland

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   In the back country of Queensland the average small hotel had only one dining-room, with tables marked ‘first class’ and ‘second class’.

   1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 168

   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.

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

   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;

   2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 159

   Synonyms: boondock, backblock, wop-wops, upcountry, interior, hinterland