outlands

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of outland
2. (plural, plural-only)Any outlying area of a country; the provinces.
3. (plural, plural-only, uncommon)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.”