outback
The most remote and desolate areas of AustraliaThe most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.
» Layla got lost in the outback.
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1 senses(Australia, uncountable, usually)The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.
1951 June, W. J. Banks, Flying Doctors of the Outback, The Rotarian, page 23, Communication like this is making a big change in the lives of Australia′s “outback” people.
Outback
малонаселённая ме́стностьmalonaseljónnaja méstnostʹ, австрали́йская глуби́нкаavstralíjskaja glubínka, глуби́нкаglubínka
- the bush country of the interior of Australia
Examples
23 sentencesLayla got lost in the outback.
Fyodor went camping in the outback.
Layla saw some kangaroos in the outback.
Layla continued to wander in the outback.
Layla will spend the night in the outback.
Translations
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Origin
From out + back.From out + back.
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Forms
plural: outbacks| Singular | outback |
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uncountable
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable