backland

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noun

Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.

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Meanings

nounbackland (plural backlands)

plural backlands

  1. Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.

    He has developed a sophisticated, inventive way to use these modulations that were quite common in the singers we heard there in the backlands of the northeast.”

    2007 January 25, Larry Rohter, “Long-Lost Trove of Music Connects Brazil to Its Roots”, in New York Times

Origin

From back + land.

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Cite this entry
APA

backland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backland

MLA

“backland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backland.

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