outland

Meanings

Plural: outlands

Adj

Provincial: from a province (of the same land).
Foreign: from abroad, from a foreign land.
Living abroad, living in a foreign land, expatriate.

Noun

Any outlying area of a country; the provinces.

Verb

To land more (punches, kicks etc.) than.

Origin / Etymology

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).

Synonyms

expatriate

Scrabble Score: 8

outland is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
outland is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outland is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

outland is a valid Words With Friends word