backwater
Noun
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A body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam (synset 109235267)
"the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"is a type of: body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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A place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring (synset 108519528)
"the country is an economic backwater"is a type of: region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
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