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outback
(out|back)
Pronunciation:
/ˈaʊtbak/
noun
(
the outback
)
the remote and usually uninhabited inland districts of Australia:
a two-week tour of the outback
any remote or sparsely populated inland region:
the outback of Ontario
Derivatives
outbacker
noun
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