Backland

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.

    "He has developed a sophisticated, inventive way to use these modulations that were quite common in the singers we heard there in the backlands of the northeast.”"

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"He has developed a sophisticated, inventive way to use these modulations that were quite common in the singers we heard there in the backlands of the northeast.”"

Etymology

From back + land.

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