backwater

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backwater (enc)

Noun	1.	backwater - 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" body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
	2.	backwater - any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

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