| Main Entry: | back country |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | undeveloped rural area |
Synonyms: |
back o' beyond, back of beyond, backwoods, boondocks, boonies, godforsaken place, hinterland, outback, the boonies, the sticks, wilderness |
| Main Entry: | country |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rural area; area away from city |
Synonyms: |
back country, backwoods, boondocks, boonies, bush, countryside, cow country, farmland, farms, forests, green belt, hinterland, middle of nowhere, outback, outdoors, province, sticks, up country, wide open space, wilderness, wilds, woodlands, woods |
| Notes: | country really refers to geographical characteristics while nation refers to political and social characteristics; country comes from Latin contrata (terra) 'the landscape in front of one, the landscape lying opposite to the view' and nation is from Latin nation-/natio 'race, class of person' a nation is made up of states - and a country is a nation defined geographically |
Antonyms: |
city, metropolis, urbanity |
| Main Entry: | wilderness/wilds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uninhabited area |
Synonyms: |
back country, back of beyond, badland, barrens, boondocks, bush, desert, forest, hinterland, jungle, middle of nowhere, outback, primeval forest, sticks, waste, wasteland, wild |
Antonyms: |
city, metropolis |
| Main Entry: | inland |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interior |
Synonyms: |
back-country, backland, boondocks, central, heartland, hinterland, inward, midland, provincial, upcountry |
Antonyms: |
border, coastal, frontier |
| Main Entry: | wilderness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forest |
Synonyms: |
back country, badland, barrens, boondocks, boonies, bush, desert, forest, hinterland, jungle, no-man's land, outback, primeval forest, sticks, waste, wasteland, wild, wilds |
Antonyms: |
city, metropolis |
| Main Entry: | country |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
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