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backwoods (noun)

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  • backwoods — ► PLURAL NOUN chiefly N. Amer. 1) remote uncleared forest land. 2) a remote or sparsely inhabited region …   English terms dictionary

  • backwoods — noun (plural) a distant and undeveloped area away from any towns …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • backwoods — I. noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1709 1. wooded or partly cleared areas far from cities 2. a remote or culturally backward area • backwoodsy adjective II. adjective Date: 1784 of, relating to, or suggesting backwoods;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • backwoods — /ˈbækwʊdz / (say bakwoodz) plural noun 1. → back country. 2. Chiefly US wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts. 3. any unfamiliar or unfrequented area: the backwoods of English literature. –adjective Also, backwood. 4. of or… …  

  • backwoods — 1. noun /ˈbakˌwʊdz/ a) Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America. about that time, you may [...] reckon, if like me you belong to the back woods, that I began to make up my acquaintance with hard times, and a plenty of them.… …   Wiktionary

  • backwoods — plural noun they re bringing cable TV to the backwoods Syn: back of beyond, remote areas, wilds, bush, bush country, bushland, hinterlands, backwater; backcountry, backlands; middle of nowhere; informal sticks, boondocks, boonies, tall timbers …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • backwoods — back|woods [ bæk,wudz ] noun plural an area that is far away from any towns, usually a place that has not yet become modern …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • backwoods — plural noun chiefly N. Amer. remote uncleared forest land. ↘a remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially one considered backward or conservative …   English new terms dictionary

  • backwoods — UK [ˈbækˌwʊdz] / US noun [plural] an area that is far away from any towns, usually a place that has not yet become modern …   English dictionary

  • backwoodsman — noun Date: 1774 a person who lives in or is a native of the backwoods …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hillbilly — noun (plural lies) Etymology: 1hill + Billy, nickname for William Date: 1900 a person from a backwoods area …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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