outland
out·land
outland · outlands
Any outlying area of a countryAny outlying area of a country; the provinces.
US/ˈaʊtlˌænd/
Meaning
1 senses(especially, in the plural)Any outlying area of a country; the provinces.
Origin
From Middle English outland, outlond, from Old English ūtland (“foreign land, land abroad”From Middle English outland, outlond, from Old English ūtland (“foreign land, land abroad”), from Proto-Germanic *ūtlandą (“outland”), equivalent to out- + land. Cognate to Dutch uitland, Afrikaans uitland, German Ausland, Danish udland.
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