Outback
[noun out-bak; adjective, adverb out-bak] /noun ˈaʊtˌbæk; adjective, adverb ˈaʊtˈbæk/ Australian
noun
1.
(sometimes initial capital letter) the or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or located in the :
outback settlements.
adverb
3.
in or to the :
They moved outback many years ago.
/ˈaʊtˌbæk/
noun
1.
n.
“back-country, interior regions of Australia,” 1907, Australian English, originally an adverb, “out in the back settlements” (1878), from out + back (adv.).
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