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名詞

outlands

1. plural of outland

名詞

outlands pl (plural only)

1. (traditionally) Any outlying area of a country; the provinces.

   Synonyms: boondocks, boonies, hinterlands, sticks

   Hypernym: country

2. (post–World War II era, uncommon) Exurbia: the country beyond the city and suburbs.
   • 2007 February 4, Jon Mooallem, “The Modern Kennel Conundrum”, in New York Times‎:

     It is one of three whelping houses at the Puppy Haven Kennel, the 1,600-dog compound that Havens has built up over the last 30 years in the outlands north of Madison, Wis.

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• Daultons