Backwater
Backwater noun - A rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country.
Terra incognita and backwater are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terra incognita" instead a noun "Backwater".
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Terra incognita
Terra incognita noun - An unknown and unexplored region.
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Synonyms for Terra incognita
Backwater and terra incognita are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backwater" instead a noun phrase "Terra incognita".
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Related pairs
- country and backwater
- country and terra incognita
- hinterland and backwater
- hinterland and terra incognita
- backwoods and backwater
- backwoods and terra incognita
- unknown and backwater
- unknown and terra incognita
- frontier and backwater
- frontier and terra incognita
- outskirts and backwater
- outskirts and terra incognita
- outback and backwater
- outback and terra incognita
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