backland

noun

backland

noun

Etymology From back + land.

1

Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.

He has developed a sophisticated, inventive way to use these modulations that were quite common in the singers we heard there in the backlands of the northeast.”2007 January 25, Larry Rohter, “Long-Lost Trove of Music Connects Brazil to Its Roots”, in New York Times:

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