up country[noun]Synonyms: frontier, backcountry, backland, backwash, backwater, backwoods, boondocks, bush, hinterland, sticks
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ˌup-ˈcountry adjective old-fashioned from a place without many people or towns, especially in the middle of a country
—up-country adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲