Backwoods
Backwoods noun - A rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country.
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Thicket
Thicket noun - A thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush.
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Backwoods and thicket are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backwoods" instead a noun "Thicket".
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Thicket and Backwoods. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwoods/thicket
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