noun

• 1North American A yard behind a house or other building, typically surrounded by a fence.

  ‘a tree-shaded succession of backyards’

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  • ‘a casual backyard party’
• 2The area close to where one lives, or the territory close to a particular country, regarded with proprietorial concern.

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  • ‘anything was preferable to a nuclear dump in their own backyard’