outland
Distant frontier region
Outland refers to foreign or distant lands, especially remote or unfamiliar territory beyond one's homeland: travelers from the outlands.
The word carries a literary or archaic tone, suggesting places that are wild, strange, or uncivilized.
As an adjective, outland means foreign or alien: outland customs.
The related outlandish has shifted from meaning simply "foreign" to meaning bizarre or unconventional.
Remote area beyond settlements
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- marchRhythmic group walk
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
territory · settlement · homestead · pioneer · colonist · trailblazer · expansion · exploration
Not domesticated or controlled
inhospitable · trackless · uncharted · pristine · natural · uninhabited · unpopulated · sparse
hinterland
Remote area beyond settlements
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- marchRhythmic group walk
wasteland · territory · settlement · homestead · pioneer · colonist · trailblazer · expansion · exploration · outpost
wild
Not domesticated or controlled
barren · inhospitable · trackless · uncharted · pristine · natural · uninhabited · unpopulated · sparse · harsh
stranger
Person not yet known
barbarian · exile · immigrant · expatriate · newcomer · intruder · unfamiliar · external · abroad · overseas
- abroadoverseas, foreign, abroad, international, expat
outlandhomeland
One's native land
home country · native land · home · motherland · fatherland
outlandmetropolis
Large important city
city · urban center · civilization · downtown
outlandish, outlands, outlander, outlanders, outlandishly, outlandishness