Backwater
Backwater noun - A rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country.
Rural area and backwater are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rural area" instead a noun "Backwater".
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Rural area
Rural area noun - An area outside of cities and towns.
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Synonyms for Rural area
Backwater and rural area are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backwater" instead a noun phrase "Rural area".
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Related pairs
- country and backwater
- country and rural area
- hinterland and backwater
- hinterland and rural area
- backwoods and backwater
- backwoods and rural area
- frontier and backwater
- frontier and rural area
- outskirts and backwater
- outskirts and rural area
- bush and backwater
- bush and rural area
- outback and backwater
- outback and rural area
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