English to Yoruba Meaning of backwater - backwater

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Definitions of backwater in English
Noun(1) a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam(2) a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
Examples of backwater in English
(1) Set deep in the American South, this debut novel spans 80 years in the life of Mercury, Mississippi, as it evolves from sleepy backwater to a small city.(2) nothing spoils the tranquillity of this quiet backwater(3) Suddenly, without warning, water came at them from two sides - the sea on one side, and stagnant, filthy water from a backwater on the other.(4) The South at one time was viewed as the cultural backwater of the nation, both as an economic liability and a social embarrassment.(5) As the central authority of the state has weakened, so it has become an economic and political backwater .(6) It's an unassuming place from the street, a quiet backwater in a Wellington suburb.(7) Andros is a quiet backwater of the Bahamas which sits on the precipitous edge of the Tongue of the Ocean - a vast chasm of water which is wired up with sensors and monitors to allow trials to be recorded and analysed in detail.(8) Certainly in one sense they feel that he has taken Malaysia from being an economic backwater to the forefront of the global stage, particularly with the war on terror.(9) Despite the amount and high quality of archaeological research into Roman Britain, Roman Britain studies remain something of an archaeological backwater .(10) As the limited education of these people depresses their wages, their sense of being stuck in an economic backwater breeds resentment.(11) We ventured out alone - taking the risk that the quiet backwater of Saqqez was outside the searchlight gaze of the moral police.(12) France's Great Leap Forward was an achievement of the planning of the post-war era; measures will have to be taken to prevent it sliding again into an economic backwater .(13) In the age of globalization it is an economic backwater .(14) That such bloodshed occurred in today's Gujarat is surprising, for the state is no economic backwater but is, instead, one of India's most dynamic states.(15) Domestically, he has overseen the development of his country from an imperial backwater to a cutting-edge competitor.(16) It's my third visit to his cramped attic workroom (‘studio’ sounds too grand for the cluttered space) in a quiet backwater near London's Victoria.
Related Phrases of backwater
(1) backwater ::
backwater
(2) back ::
pada
(3) water ::
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About the events of the Backwater.

About the events of the Backwater.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 4

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