backyard
(AU, Canadian, NZ, US, 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.
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Alice (almost 3) let herself outside alone for the first time this weekend. Unsupervised. Her motive? wanting to pet the rabbits in our backyard garden.
I absolutely challenge NIMBYs and want a great deal of new housing to be built in my backyard. I also challenge the notion that a data center will literally end the planet.
I love all of the dogs, they are not responsible for their genes, but I do shit on backyard breeding like a bitch
I’ve been talking so much shit about the new apartment blocks in town but ummmm I just walked through one of them and. The backyard gardens are so nice.
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(AU, Canadian, NZ, US, 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.
“I love all of the dogs, they are not responsible for their genes, but I do shit on backyard breeding like a bitch”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(AU, Canadian, NZ, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
I think when I discovered this republic, which is in Nevada - in one man's house and backyard and front garden - I think I stumbled across what for me really typifies the whole micronational movement.
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(AU, Canadian, NZ, US, 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.
Backyard means: 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.. It is mainly Canadian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive.
backyard means: 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.. Register: informal, Canadian English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“History in Our Backyard: Expanded Learning Opportunities https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ny/220738/ Join us on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:30pm to explore the historical resources in our area that commemorate…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Alice (almost 3) let herself outside alone for the first time this weekend. Unsupervised. Her motive? wanting to pet the rabbits in our backyard garden.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I absolutely challenge NIMBYs and want a great deal of new housing to be built in my backyard. I also challenge the notion that a data center will literally end the planet.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’ve been talking so much shit about the new apartment blocks in town but ummmm I just walked through one of them and. The backyard gardens are so nice.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“There is a turkey in my backyard.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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