outland

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English outland, outlond, from Old English ūtland (“foreign land, land abroad”), from Proto-Germanic *ūtlandą (“outland”), equivalent to out- +‎ land. Cognate to Dutch uitland, Afrikaans uitland, German Ausland, Danish udland. The use in the phrase "outland German" is influenced by (or is a calque of) the German cognate of the same meaning, Auslandsdeutsche (see Ausland). The use in the phrase "outland Chinese" is influenced by (or is a calque of) the Chinese term of the same meaning, 華僑 / 华侨 (huáqiáo). ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: out‧land ==== Adjective ==== outland (not comparable) Provincial: from a province (of the same land). Foreign: from abroad, from a foreign land. (used with ethnic nationalities) Living abroad, living in a foreign land, expatriate. ===== Synonyms ===== (living abroad): expatriate ===== Derived terms ===== outland Germans ==== Noun ==== outland (plural outlands) (especially in the plural) Any outlying area of a country; the provinces. ===== Hypernyms ===== (structural) land ===== Derived terms ===== outlander outlandish outlands === Etymology 2 === From out- +‎ land. ==== Verb ==== outland (third-person singular simple present outlands, present participle outlanding, simple past and past participle outlanded) (martial arts) To land more (punches, kicks etc.) than. === Anagrams === Daulton