out|land

out|land
out|land «OWT LAND», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. outlying: »

outland districts.

2. Archaic. foreign; alien: »

outland merchants (William Morris).

–n.
1. outlying land: »

the outland of an estate.

2. Archaic. a foreign land.
[Old English ūtland < ūt out + land land]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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