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backyard

/bækˈjɑːd/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
  2. A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
  3. An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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