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backblock.

A remote tract of land in the interior; hence (in plural) sparsely populated country far from major cities and lacking conveniences common in urban areas.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A remote tract of land in the interior; hence (in plural) sparsely populated country far from major cities and lacking conveniences common in urban areas.

    Australia · New-Zealand · plural-normally
  2. The most distally outlying suburb among a set of suburbs.

    Australia · excessive · informal · plural-normally
  3. Land behind which fronts on water; land without a permanent watercourse.

Where this word comes from

From back + block.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.