backwoods
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North AmericaPartly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
» These people are from the backwoods.
Das sind Hinterwäldler.
Meaning
2 senses(plural, plural only)Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
(plural, plural only)A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
abgelegene Gegend
захолу́стьеzaxolústʹje, глушьglušʹ, глуби́нкаglubínka
- a remote and undeveloped area
Examples
6 sentencesThese people are from the backwoods.
deDas sind Hinterwäldler.
Tom bought a backwoods cabin that was without electricity or running water.
People who resort to ad hominem arguments are all a bunch of backwoods jackasses.
ruТе, кто в споре используют переходы на личности в качестве аргумента, - стадо дремучих тупиц.
We backwoods here.
In Paris, Benjamin Franklin was considered a backwoods Voltaire.
deIn Paris galt Benjamin Franklin als ein Hinterwald-Voltaire.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From back + woods.From back + woods.
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Forms
plural: backwoodses| Singular | backwoods |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- a remote and undeveloped area:back countryboondockshinterland