backlands

noun

Definition of backlandsnext
plural of backland
as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country they purposely vacationed in the backlands to get away from people

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlands
  1. countryside
  2. bush
  3. hinterland
  4. country
  5. backwater
  6. frontier
  7. outback
Noun
  • Fennell is both writing and directing the adaptation of the book, which is a Gothic romance set in the wild countryside of Yorkshire of the naive, innocent Cathy, the dangerous and mysterious Heathcliff, and the forces and class divides that threaten to tear them apart.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The town is just a short drive inland from Venice, in the countryside where many of the city’s wealthy families kept their summer homes and villas.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of countryside
Noun
  • That effect was on display on Viejas Mountain, where winds whipped the peak’s western flank Tuesday morning, rattling bushes near the 4,187-foot summit.
    Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In another assassination attempt in September, a gunman waited for hours for Trump to appear at his golf course in Florida, but a Secret Service agent thwarted the attack by spotting the firearm poking through some bushes.
    Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of bush
Noun
  • Not every hike has to be in the hinterlands to feel iconic.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
  • His time in Dylan’s home state, Chalamet says, reminded him of his visits to the French hinterlands.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of hinterland
Noun
  • Those with limited English proficiency (LEP) in English-speaking countries may need help to meet their needs in healthcare clinics and classrooms.
    Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Data from World Wildlife Fund Mexico, a branch of the independent global wildlife preservation organization that tracks monarch migration in that country, revealed monarchs occupied just 2.2 acres of their traditional overwintering grounds last year, a 59 percent decline from the previous season.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of country
Noun
  • Set in the future with humanity colonizing the Solar System, the resources across the various planets and asteroids render the Earth a financial backwater.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The 20-year road Army traveled from football backwater to College Football Playoff contender was hardly a straight line.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of backwater
Noun
  • This 31-year-old Google alum raised $75 million for a frontier tech fund backed by Marc Andreessen and a cofounder of OpenAI BYEmma Hinchliffe December 12, 2024 Most Popular 1 day ago Tech Amazon founder Jeff Bezos kept his base salary modest during his 20 years as CEO.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Bitcoin Can Adapt If Necessary Quantum computers represent an exciting frontier in technology, but remain far from posing a credible threat to Bitcoin’s cryptography.
    Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of frontier
Noun
  • When the idea was initially conceived, under a full moon in Australia’s outback, the pair had planned to meet and get married in the middle.
    Stephy Chung, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of outback
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