Backyard

Alternative forms

 * back-yard, back yard

Noun

 * 1) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
 * 2)  A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
 * 3)  An area nearby to a country or other jurisidiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

Related terms

 * front yard