Backwater
Backwater noun - A rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country.
Outlying areas and backwater are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outlying areas" instead a noun "Backwater".
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Outlying areas
Backwater and outlying areas are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backwater" instead a noun phrase "Outlying areas".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- country and backwater
- country and outlying areas
- hinterland and backwater
- hinterland and outlying areas
- backwoods and backwater
- backwoods and outlying areas
- frontier and backwater
- frontier and outlying areas
- outskirts and backwater
- outskirts and outlying areas
- back country and backwater
- back country and outlying areas
- boondocks and backwater
- boondocks and outlying areas
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