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countable and uncountable, plural backcountries
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks. quotations examples
Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both. The standard definition of “frontcountry” is an area that can be reached in a day. You do not stay out overnight.
2014, Andrew Gulliford, Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology, page 54