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Over and in a backwater are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Over" instead an adjective phrase "In a backwater".

Over adjective - Brought or having come to an end.

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In a backwater and over are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In a backwater" instead an adjective "Over".

With over one million inhabitants, the Tang capital of Chang'an is the largest city in the world (London's population, in comparison, is at the time in the vicinity of 10,000, and Tokyo is a sleepy Japanese fishing village in a backwater province).

Source: Useful Notes / Dynasties from Shang to Qing

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