Definition of "backcountry" []

• A sparsely inhabited rural region. (noun)

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• "He even did what he calls backcountry surgery on himself."
• "Shane the other wolves were killed in backcountry units, the season started earlier there."
• "Nothing like hunting from a pack-in backcountry camp with family and good friends."