outlands

English

Etymology

out- +‎ lands

Noun

outlands pl (plural only)

  1. Exurbia: the country beyond the city
    • 2007 February 4, Jon Mooallem, “The Modern Kennel Conundrum”, in New York Times‎:
      It is one of three whelping houses at the Puppy Haven Kennel, the 1,600-dog compound that Havens has built up over the last 30 years in the outlands north of Madison, Wis.

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