Definitions for outbackˈaʊtˌbæk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

out•backˈaʊtˌbæk(n.)

  1. (sometimes cap.) Chiefly Australian. the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usu. prec. by the).

    Category: British

Origin of outback:

1875

Princeton's WordNet

  1. outback(adj)

    the bush country of the interior of Australia

  2. outback(a), remote(adj)

    inaccessible and sparsely populated;

Wiktionary

  1. outback(Noun)

    The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.

  2. outback(Adverb)

    To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia.

  3. outback(Adjective)

    Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas.

  4. Origin: From out + back.


Translations for outback

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

outback(noun)

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

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