backcountry

back-coun-try · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Remote, undeveloped rural areas, especially those away from main roads and human habitation.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Relating to or occurring in remote, undeveloped areas.

Related words

Antonyms: city, urban area
See also: frontier, outback, wilderness
Synonyms: bush, hinterland, outback, wilderness

Etymology

From English compound of back + country, referring to the land that lies "back" or behind settled areas.