English-German translations for backyard

• Hinterhof der
  Der Schwarzmeerraum ist der Hinterhof Russlands. The Black Sea area is Russia's backyard.
  Afrika ist Europas Hinterhof und unser direkter Nachbar. Africa is Europe’s backyard: our near neighbourhood.
  Es ist nämlich noch nicht alles bestellt, nicht einmal unser eigener Hinterhof. After all, not everything is ready, not even in our own backyards.

Definition of backyard

• A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence
• An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest

Related words

• back
• aback
• backwoods
• backwater
• drawback
• feedback
• backslash
• background
• backside
• setback