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outlands en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English lands English outlands From out- + lands.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of outland
    form of outland
  2. (plural, plural-only, qualifier:traditionally) Any outlying area of a country; the provinces.
  3. (plural, plural-only, uncommon) Exurbia: the country beyond the city and suburbs.
    • It is one of three whelping houses at the Puppy Haven Kennel, the 1,600-dog compound that Havens has built up over the last 30 years in the outlands north of Madison, Wis. 2007 February 4, Jon Mooallem, “The Modern Kennel Conundrum”, in New York Times:

Hypernyms

country

Synonyms

boonies · boondocks · sticks · hinterlands