outlands

noun[plural only]2

1. •
   Any outlying area of a country; the provinces.
2. •
   Exurbia: the country beyond the city and suburbs.

   • It is one of three whelping houses at the Puppy Haven Kennel, the 1,600-dog compound that Havens has built up over the last 30 years in the outlands north of Madison, Wis. — 2007