Boondocks
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| + | The '''boondocks''' is an American expression from the [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] word ''bundók'' ("mountain"). It originally referred to a remote [[rural]] area, but now, is often applied to an out-of-the-way area considered backward and unsophisticated by city-folk. It can also designate a 'mountain'. | ||
| - | '''Rural''' areas (also referred to as "'''the country'''" or "'''the countryside'''") are large and isolated areas of a [[country]], often with low [[population]]s. Today, 75 percent of the [[United States]]' inhabitants live in [[suburban]] and [[urban area]]s, but cities occupy only 2 percent of the country. Rural areas occupy the remaining 98 percent. | ||
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| - | *[[American Frontier|American Old West]] | + | * [[Podunk]] |
| - | *[[Boondocks]] | + | * [[Hinterland]] |
| - | *[[Country house]] | + | * [[Yokel]] |
| - | *[[Developed areas]] | + | * [[Hillbilly]] |
| - | *[[Nature]] | + | * [[Jíbaro]] |
| - | *[[Digital divide]] | + | * [[Middle of nowhere (disambiguation)]] |
| - | *[[Landed gentry]] | + | * [[Waikikamukau]] |
| - | *[[Outback]] | + | |
| - | *[[Peasantry]] | + | |
| - | *[[Rural Community Council]] | + | |
| - | *[[Rural crafts]] | + | |
| - | *[[Rural ghetto]] | + | |
| - | *[[Rural health]] | + | |
| - | *[[Rural Internet]] | + | |
| - | *[[Urban decay]] | + | |
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The boondocks is an American expression from the Tagalog word bundók ("mountain"). It originally referred to a remote rural area, but now, is often applied to an out-of-the-way area considered backward and unsophisticated by city-folk. It can also designate a 'mountain'.
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