outlands

English

From out- +‎ lands.

outlands

outlands pl (plural only)

(traditionally) Any outlying area of a country; the provinces.
Synonyms: boondocks, boonies, hinterlands, sticks

Hypernym: country
(post–World War II era, uncommon) Exurbia: the country beyond the city and suburbs.
- 2007 February 4, Jon Mooallem, “The Modern Kennel Conundrum”, in New York Times‎^[1]:
  It is one of three whelping houses at the Puppy Haven Kennel, the 1,600-dog compound that Havens has built up over the last 30 years in the outlands north of Madison, Wis.