夷い国こく

noun

land of barbarians; barbarian country

Archaic term used in classical or historical texts to refer to foreign lands perceived as uncivilized, often from a Sino-centric viewpoint.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、夷い国こくという言こと葉ばが異い民みん族ぞくの国くにを指さして使つかわれている。

  In old documents, the word 夷国 is used to refer to the lands of foreign peoples.