Backland
Backwater
Backwater noun - A rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country.
Usage example: a distant backwater that didn't even have electricity at that time
Nearby Word: backward
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- country and backland
- country and backwater
- hinterland and backland
- hinterland and backwater
- backwoods and backland
- backwoods and backwater
- frontier and backland
- frontier and backwater
- bush and backland
- bush and backwater
- outback and backland
- outback and backwater
- back country and backland
- back country and backwater
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