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Defenition of the word backwater

    • Defenition of the word backwater

      • any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress
      • a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"
      • a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
      • a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam

    Hypernyms for the word backwater

      • body of water
      • region
      • water

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