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backwater

[bak-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈbækˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /


ADJECTIVE
back country
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And the effects run both ways: embankments and barrages built for India's protection have raised water levels and caused backwater flooding in Nepal's Terai, which is Nepal's long-standing concern,' says Sanyal.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Query why emoluments get the backhand, and this clause is sort of forgotten and maybe implicitly deemed as this backwater.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

In 1877, he got to Los Angeles, then a 10,000-person backwater, and began working for the water company as a zanjero, or ditch-digger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Aiming to rehabilitate Zibo’s image as an industrial backwater, Jiang promoted the city as a production center for precooked meals, aiming to “allow the ‘Zibo flavor’ to spread its fragrance around the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

That meant that despite the proximity to Imre and the University, Trebon was truly a backwater community.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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