backyard

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /bækˈjɑːd/

Noun

backyard (plural backyards)

1. A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
2. (colloquial) 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. (colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

Related terms

• front yard

Translations

• French: arrière-cour
• German: Hinterhof
• Portuguese: quintal
• Russian: за́дний двор
• Spanish: traspatio

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