Outback — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the bush country of the interior of Australia

inaccessible and sparsely populated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊtbæk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊtbak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊtbak/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊtbæk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

remote

Parts of Speech

noun	the bush country of the interior of Australia
adjective	inaccessible and sparsely populated

Word Forms

outback	adjective	inaccessible and sparsely populated
outback	noun	the bush country of the interior of Australia
remoteness	noun	the property of being remote

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

arrière-pays

le pays de brousse de l'intérieur de l'Australie

🇪🇸Spanish

interior

El país boscoso del interior de Australia.

🇮🇹Italian

entroterra

il bush country dell'interno dell'Australia

🇳🇱Dutch

binnenland

het bushland van het binnenland van Australië

🇵🇹Portuguese

sertão

a região arbustiva do interior da Austrália

🇷🇺Russian

глубинка

Бушная страна внутри Австралии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आउटबैक

ऑस्ट्रेलिया के आंतरिक भाग का झाड़ीदार देश

🇧🇩Bengali

আউটব্যাক

অস্ট্রেলিয়ার অভ্যন্তরের ঝোপের দেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியூர்

ஆஸ்திரேலியாவின் உட்புறத்தில் உள்ள புதர் நாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిర్భూమి

ఆస్ట్రేలియా అంతర్భాగంలోని బుష్ దేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

आउटबॅक

ऑस्ट्रेलियाच्या आतील भागात झुडूप असलेला देश

🇮🇳Gujarati

આઉટબેક

ઑસ્ટ્રેલિયાના આંતરિક ભાગમાં ઝાડવું દેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರನಾಡು

ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯಾದ ಒಳಭಾಗದ ಪೊದೆ ದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറത്തേക്ക്

ഓസ്‌ട്രേലിയയുടെ ഉൾപ്രദേശത്തെ കുറ്റിച്ചെടിയുള്ള രാജ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਊਟਬੈਕ

ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰੂਨੀ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਦਾ ਝਾੜੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਦੇਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

آؤٹ بیک

آسٹریلیا کے اندرونی حصے کا جھاڑی والا ملک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

内陆地区

澳大利亚内陆的丛林国家

🇯🇵Japanese

アウトバック

オーストラリア内陸部のブッシュカントリー

🇰🇷Korean

아웃백

호주 내륙의 부시 컨트리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vùng hẻo lánh

đất nước bụi rậm ở nội địa nước Úc

🇹🇭Thai

ชนบทห่างไกล

ประเทศป่าทางตอนในของออสเตรเลีย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pedalaman

negara semak di pedalaman Australia

🇲🇾Malay

kawasan pedalaman

negara belukar di pedalaman Australia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المناطق النائية

بلد الأدغال في المناطق الداخلية من أستراليا

🇮🇷Persian

دورافتاده

کشور بوته ای در داخل استرالیا

🇹🇷Turkish

taşra

Avustralya'nın iç kısımlarındaki çalılık ülke

🇮🇱Hebrew

אאוטבק

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