taşra

Noun

alternative form of dışarı (“outside; provinces; foreign lands”)

Adv

alternative form of dışarı (“outside, abroad”)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: طشره

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish طشره, 19th century alteration of طشاری (modern dışarı). Doublet of dışarı.

Concepts

rural area

countryside

country

upstate

province

jerkwater

upcountry

Synonyms

kenar

dış

eyalet

gurbet

yazı

şehirden çok uzan yer

Translations

wieś

campo

campagne

εξοχή

Landschaft

campagna

platteland

open veld

ύπαιθρον

province

الريف

camp

pagus

Land

Region