BACKBLOCKS

Meaning of BACKBLOCKS in English

/bak"bloks'/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) Australian.

the outback: They live in the backblocks.

[ 1870-75; BACK 1 + BLOCK + -S 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BACKBLOCKS — n. outback, unsettled remote place (especially in Australia)
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BACKBLOCKS — ■ plural noun Austral./NZ land in the remote and sparsely inhabited interior.
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BACKBLOCKS — backblocks BrE AmE ˈbæk blɒks AmE \ -blɑːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BACKBLOCKS — n.pl. Austral. & NZ land in the remote and sparsely inhabited interior.
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BACKBLOCKS — n.pl. Austral. & NZ land in the remote and sparsely inhabited interior.
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BACKBLOCKS — n.pl. Austral. & NZ land in the remote and sparsely inhabited interior.
Oxford English vocab
BACKBLOCK — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Australia : remote or sparsely settled country especially far from a river or seacoast — usually used in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUTBACK — in Australia, any inland area remote from large centres of population. Generally, the term is applied to semiarid inland areas …
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WILDS — n. 25B6; plural noun REMOTE AREAS, wilderness; backwoods; N. Amer. backcountry, backland; Austral./NZ outback, bush, backblocks, booay; N. Amer. informal …
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THE STICKS — (informal) THE COUNTRY, the countryside, rural areas, the provinces; the backwoods, the back of beyond, the wilds, the hinterland, a …
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STICK — n. 25B6; noun a fire made of sticks : PIECE OF WOOD, twig, small branch. he walks with a stick …
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SOLITARY — n. 25B6; adjective a solitary life : LONELY, companionless, unaccompanied, by oneself, on one's own, alone, friendless; antisocial, unsociable, withdrawn, …
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REMOTE — adj. 25B6; adjective areas remote from hospitals : FARAWAY, distant, far (off), far removed. a remote mountain village : ISOLATED, …
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ISOLATED — adj. 25B6; adjective isolated communities : REMOTE, out of the way, outlying, off the beaten track, secluded, lonely, in the …
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HINTERLAND — n. 25B6; noun THE BACKWOODS, a backwater, the wilds, the bush, the back of beyond; Austral./NZ the outback, the backblocks, …
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COUNTRY
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BUSH — n. 25B6; noun a rose bush : SHRUB; ( bushes ) undergrowth, shrubbery. See lists at flower , tree . …
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