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Isolated_places [entity]

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A Place is located far off from centers of population, culture, and/or trade.

I'm from the [middle |Place][of |Place][nowhere|Place], California.

Properties

ID
#420
Entry
frm_isolated_places
Namespace
Entity
FrameNet version
Isolated_places (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Isolated_places

Core Frame Elements (1)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Place
The town or area that is in a remote location.

He lives in the [backwoods|Place] of Canada.
category
locative_relation
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Peripheral Frame Elements (1)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Relative_location
A place with respect to which the Place is located.

I live in Bumblefuck, Kansas.
category
locative_relation
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)

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Using relations
Uses
Locale
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Lexical Units (15)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
back of beyond.n โ€” FN: an isolated area
backcountry.n โ€” COD: sparsely inhabited rural areas
backwater.n โ€” FN: a place that is isolated or backwards
backwoods.n โ€” COD: a remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially one considered backward or conservative
boondocks.n โ€” COD: rough or isolated country.
boonies.n โ€” COD: short for boondocks
bumblefuck.n โ€” FN: a fictitious place name for an isolated town or area
fly-over country.n โ€” FN: a pejorative term for the middle of the US based on the assumption that all important political, cultural and economic life occurs on the East and West coast
godforsaken.a โ€” COD: lacking any merit or attraction
middle of nowhere.n โ€” FN: a remote or isolated area
off the beaten path.adv โ€” FN: difficult or undesirable to access because of being poorly connected.
out-of-the-way.a โ€” COD: (of a place) remote
outback.n โ€” COD: a remote or sparsely populated inland area, especially in Australia
podunk.n โ€” FN: a small isolated town, area, or place that is considered unimportant.
the sticks.n โ€” COD: rural areas
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