26984 words

backwater

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
a part of a river where the water does not flow:

Examples:

We tied the boat up in a quiet backwater overnight.
2
a place that does not change because it is not influenced by new ideas or events that happen in other places:

Examples:

He grew up in a rural backwater.
3
a place that does not seem to know much about the world and its ways:

Examples:

Miami transformed from a cultural backwater to a culinary trendsetter.

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