What is "outback" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does outback mean in English? Meaning of outback definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "outback" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "outback": the bush country of the interior of Australia

Noun

  • Meaning: the bush country of the interior of Australia
  • Synonyms: outback
  • Hypernyms: bush
  • Instance Hyponyms: never-never
  • Meaning of "outback": inaccessible and sparsely populated

    Adjective

  • Meaning: inaccessible and sparsely populated
  • Synonyms: outback remote
  • Similar: inaccessible unaccessible
  • Adjective: (Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops. 1951 June, W. J. Banks, Flying Doctors of the Outback, The Rotarian, page 23, Communication like this is making a big change in the lives of Australia′s “outback” people. 2000, Shirley W. Gray, Australia, page 31, In the outback, many people live and work on sheep and cattle ranches. 2002, Erinn Banting. Australia: The People, page 20, The outback′s rich, red soil looked like blood because of all the iron in it, and the vast land was so still and barren that it seemed lifeless. 2010, Lonely Planet, BBC Earth, The Traveller′s Guide to Planet Earth, page 129, Astronomers consider the outback area around Alice Springs — with its low pollution, low humidity and few light sources — to be among the best star-gazing locations on earth.1951 June, W. J. Banks, Flying Doctors of the Outback, The Rotarian, page 23, Communication like this is making a big change in the lives of Australia′s “outback” people.2000, Shirley W. Gray, Australia, page 31, In the outback, many people live and work on sheep and cattle ranches.2002, Erinn Banting. Australia: The People, page 20, The outback′s rich, red soil looked like blood because of all the iron in it, and the vast land was so still and barren that it seemed lifeless.2010, Lonely Planet, BBC Earth, The Traveller′s Guide to Planet Earth, page 129, Astronomers consider the outback area around Alice Springs — with its low pollution, low humidity and few light sources — to be among the best star-gazing locations on earth.
  • Synonyms:

    wilderness, country, bush, remote, rural,

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