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1) a small animal (larger than a hedgehog) covered with spines that it sticks out if attacked (porcupine)

2) that sticks or tends to stick to anything that touches it (sticky)

3) an organ of some animals that sticks to a surface by suction; a person foolish enough to be deceived by advertisements, a deceitful person etc (sucker)

4) either of the two pairs of three sticks at which the ball is bowled; area of grass between two wickets (wicket)

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Meaning:
countryside

the country

non-city environment

hinterland

the areas of land away from the coast, especially when undeveloped

backcountry

outskirts

the outer areas (especially of a town)

edge of a geographic area

suburbia

(kind of dull life characteristic of people in) the suburbs

edge of a geographic area

town

a large group of buildings and streets where people live and work

incorporated community

wilderness

a wild, uncultivated area of land; an empty expanse

forest

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