Backlands

/ˈbæk.lændz/ noun

Plural of backland; multiple tracts of rear land, collectively referring to agricultural areas, interior territories, or remote regions far from urban centers.

Regular plural of 'backland' adding '-s.' The term became particularly common in colonial contexts describing interior settlements and agricultural hinterlands.

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