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out·back

 (out′băk′)
adv.
Out to or in remote rural country, especially in Australia or New Zealand.
n. (out′băk′)
The remote rural part of a country, especially of Australia or New Zealand.
out′back′er n.
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outback

(ˈaʊtˌbæk)
n
a. the remote bush country of Australia
b. (as modifier): outback life.
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out•back


(ˈaʊtˌbæk)
n.
(sometimes cap.) Chiefly Australian. the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usu. prec. by the).
[1875]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.outback - the bush country of the interior of Australiaoutback - the bush country of the interior of Australia
bush - a large wilderness area
Australian Desert, Great Australian Desert - general name given to all desert areas in Australia
Adj.1.outback - inaccessible and sparsely populated;
remote
inaccessible, unaccessible - capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
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Translations
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retai gyvenami rajonai
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outback

[ˈaʊtbæk] N (in Australia) → despoblado m, campo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

outback

[ˈaʊtbæk] n
the outback (in Australia) → l'outback m le désert australien
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

outback

(in Australia)
n the outback → das Hinterland
attr an outback farm → eine Farm im Hinterland
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

outback

[ˈaʊtˌbæk] n (in Australia) → entroterra m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

outback

(ˈautbak) noun
(in Australia) the country areas away from the coast and cities.
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