outland
2
9.4
- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌlænd/
- Archaic
- We roamed the outlands.
Examples
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Electrical power from the existing Isle Maligne and Chute-Caron plants had run largely to waste, while Alcan's top salesmen scoured the continent in an effort to entice industrial customers to the outland region.
Academic text (2004) -
They show up at outland markets from time to time, with rare goods to trade.
Fiction book (1990) -
You can find him in the outlands.
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No one else wanted to run the outlands.
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You come from the Outlands.
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Beyond the far reaches of the Outlands.
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On an impulse, he pulled into the Renaissance Market, a blind alley built out of 23rd Street and some old police barricades, where vendors and craftsmen from the outlands came to sell their wares.
Fiction book (1994) -
The explorers set off to discover the mysteries of the outland that lay beyond the mountains.
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She was fascinated by tales of ancient civilizations that thrived in distant outlands.
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Traveling to the outland was a dream for many adventurers seeking new experiences.
Synonyms
91
4.6
A place far from towns and people
19
6.2
A wild area far from towns and roads, like a mountain
8
8.8
An area far from cities or the coast, often remote and less developed
7
8.4
A remote forest area far from towns and roads
4
5.5
An area of land left in its natural state and not built on
1
9.9
A world you do not know, seen in fantasy or science fiction
1
5.7
A remote wild area far from towns and roads
1
9.8
A place far from towns and people
1
9.9
A very remote place far from towns and cities
A rural area far from towns and cities with few people
Areas far from towns or cities where few people live and life is often hard
A deserted place with very few people or little activity
Antonyms
How Remote
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outland comes from the parts out- and land, which mean 'outside' and 'land', and the out- is the same as in outdoor. So an outland is literally land 'outside' or far away, which is why it means a distant or foreign region.