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Outback definition

outbăk
Out to or in remote rural country, especially in Australia or New Zealand.
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The remote rural part of a country, especially of Australia or New Zealand.
noun
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Any remote, sparsely settled region thought of as uncivilized.
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(place) The sparsely settled, flat, arid inland region of Australia.
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(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.
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Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas.
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To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia.
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Of such a region.
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Noun

Singular:
outback
Plural:
outbacks

Origin of outback

Outback Sentence Examples

  • Beyond the beach, Queensland also has vast outback.

  • Exceptions are the far north and the arid western outback.

  • Besides places here in the United States, I ended up in great locations with them such as England (with Uri Geller), Japan and the Australian Outback.

  • There is a choice of 22 starting points across Australia and volunteers will get to experience wildlife in the real outback.

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