Outland Definition
outlănd, -lənd
outlands
noun
A foreign land.
Webster's New World
Outlying or remote areas; hinterland.
Webster's New World
adjective
Outlying.
Webster's New World
Foreign.
Webster's New World
Provincial: from a province (of the same land).
Wiktionary
(used with ethnic nationalities) Living abroad, living in a foreign land, expatriate.
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Origin of Outland
From Old English Å«tland (“foreign land, land abroad"), equivalent to out + land. Use in the phrase "outland German" is influenced by (is a calque of) the German cognate of the same meaning, Auslandsdeutsche (see Ausland). Use in the phrase "outland Chinese" is influenced by (is a calque of) the Chinese term of the same meaning, 華僑 / 华侨 (huáqiáo).
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