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arrière-pays — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • countryside noun Rural land and scenery away from towns and cities.
  • hinterland noun The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.

Senses

arrière-pays is used for these senses in English:

  • countryside An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.

hinterland — full definition

  1. noun The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
  2. noun The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
  3. noun A remote or undeveloped area.
  4. noun That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.

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