noun : BACKWATERS
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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" ;
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2. (
) a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater" ;
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