backwater

n.

1. 1. Water held or pushed back by or as if by a dam or current.
   2. A body of water thus formed.
2. A place or situation regarded as isolated, stagnant, or backward: "The running of family fortunes has always been a backwater-albeit a lucrative one-of the investment management business" (Business Week).
3. A rowing or paddling stroke in which the oar or paddle is pushed forward, used to check a boat's forward motion or move it backward.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - andedam, fortidslevn, dødvande, stillestående vand

Nederlands (Dutch)
afgelegen, boeg-/ achter-/ binnenwater, teruglopend water

Français (French)
n. - village tranquille, eau stagnante, bras mort (d'une rivière), (fig) trou perdu, (fig) petit coin tranquille

Deutsch (German)
n. - totes Wasser, Kuhkaff

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λιμνάζοντα νερά, απόμακρη ή καθυστερημένη περιοχή, τέλμα, (πνευματική) αποτελμάτωση
v. - ανακρούω, κάνω ανάποδα

Italiano (Italian)
acqua stagnante, situazione stagnante, fare retromarcia in una nave

Português (Portuguese)
n. - água (f) estagnada, ressaca (f), lugar (m) atrasado (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
заводь, запруда

Español (Spanish)
n. - agua estancada, remanso, rebalsar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bakvatten, dödvatten, avkrok
v. - backa med åror, retirera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逆流水, 落后状态, 坝的回水, 荒僻处

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 逆流水, 落後狀態, 壩的迴水, 荒僻處

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 역류하는 물, 침체

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - せき止められた水, よどみ, 沈滞地域, 戻り水

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جدول ما بطئ الحركه, مكان هادئ ذو طابع قديم, الماء المنعكس عن مجراه بسبب عائق (فعل) يغير اتجاه قارب بالمجداف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מים עומדים, מקום מנותק, פיגור‬

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