out-country

1 of 2

noun

: an outlying area or country

out-country

2 of 2

adjective

1

: alien, foreign

looked down upon out-country peoples

2

: belonging to or characteristic of the country : not urban

his clear, healthy, out-country look

—Time

Word History

Etymology

Noun

out entry 3 + country

Adjective

in sense 1, from out entry 4 + country, in sense 2, from out-country entry 1

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