Remote Rɪˈməʊt Areas Adjective Village/Island/Location/Region Community Part Country

• a remote village/island/location/region
• a remote community
• a remote part of the country
• a remote beach

remote

1. far away from places where other people live
• SYNONYM isolated
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/isolated
• a remote village/island/location/region
• a remote community
• a remote part of the country
• a remote beach
• one of the remotest areas of the world
• The area is remote, mountainous, and roadless.
• The site is remote from major population centres.
• The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings.

Extra Examples

• geographically remote areas
• rural areas that are relatively remote
2. far away in time
• SYNONYM distant
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/distant
• in the remote past/future
• a remote ancestor (= who lived a long time ago)
• There are many facts about the remote past and the remote future that we cannot know.
3. not closely related
• SYNONYM distant
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/distant
• a remote cousin
4. that you can connect to from far away, using an electronic link
• a remote terminal/database/server
5. very different from something
• His theories are somewhat remote from reality.
• A novel should not be too remote from the experiences of its readers.
• Jane felt remote from what was going on around her.
6. not very friendly or interested in other people
• SYNONYM aloof
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aloof
• When he spoke, his voice was cold and remote.
• He somehow remains a remote figure.
7. not very great
• SYNONYM slight
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/slight_2
• There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive.
• I don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about.
• At that time, a new school building was just a remote dream.
• a fairly remote possibility

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.