Outland definition
(archaic) A foreign land.
noun
A foreign land.
noun
The outlying areas of a country; the provinces.
noun
Outlying or remote areas; hinterland.
noun
Outlying.
adjective
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(archaic) Foreign.
adjective
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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