outback

English

noun
Definitions
  • (Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.

Etymology

Compound from English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from) + English back (mild drink, back, chaser).

Origin

English

back

Gloss

mild drink, back, chaser

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

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Kanji

後, 背

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