back-coun|try

back-coun|try
country that is rural and thinly settled, away from the more developed centers of population; hinterland: »

The economic integration of the back country with the national economy is incomplete (Scientific American).

back-coun|try «BAK KUHN tree», adjective.
1. that is rural and thinly settled: »

a back-country region.

2. of or having to do with a back-country region or the people who live in it: »

back-country manners. The back-country accent he uses in addressing farmers is more political than real (Newsweek).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • backcountry — back·coun·try …   English syllables

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