Meaning of BACKWOODS
| Pronunciation: | | 'bak'wûdz
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| | Definition: | | [n] a remote and undeveloped area |
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| | Synonyms: | | back country, boondocks, hinterland |
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| | See Also: | | country, rural area | |
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| | Definition: | | \Back"woods"\, n. pl. [Back, a. + woods.]
The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers.
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| | Related Terms: | | back, back country, back of beyond, backcountry, back-country, backwash, backwater, backwood, backwoodsy, boondock, boondocks, borderland, brush, bush, bush country, bushveld, forests, frontier, hinterland, outback, outpost, sticks, sylvan, the bush, timbers, uninhabited region, up-country, virgin, virgin land, virgin territory, waste, wasteland, wild, wild West, wilderness, wilds, woodland, woodlands, woods |
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