outland[adjective]Synonyms: rural, agrestic, bucolic, campestral, countrified, country, out-country, pastoral, provincial, rustic
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outland noun & adjective.
['aʊtland, -lǝnd] OE.[from OUT- + LAND noun1.]A. noun.
1. Outlying land;
spec. (
Hist.) the outer part of an estate, feudal manor, etc., assigned to tenants (opp.
INLAND noun 1).
OE.b. Chiefly
US History. In
pl. The outlying lands of a province, district, or town.
M17.2. A foreign land.
arch. OE.3. A foreigner, a stranger.
obsolete exc.
Scot. ME.b. adjective.
1. Foreign, alien. Now
arch. &
Scot. ME.2. Outlying; lying outside the precincts of a town etc.
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