Boondocks
Boondocks noun - The open rural area outside of big towns and cities.
Usage example: a former city girl who was still adjusting to life in the boondocks
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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
Boondocks and backwater are semantically related in unexplored topic. You can use "Boondocks" instead a noun "Backwater". popular alternative
Nearby Word: backward
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- country and boondocks
- country and backwater
- hinterland and boondocks
- hinterland and backwater
- backwoods and boondocks
- backwoods and backwater
- unknown and boondocks
- unknown and backwater
- frontier and boondocks
- frontier and backwater
- outskirts and boondocks
- outskirts and backwater
- bush and boondocks
- bush and backwater
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