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backwater
backwater
A place that is extremely remote and/or isolated, such that it is removed from the reach and influence of the outside world and thus is often regarded as socially stagnant or backward. He grew up in a bit of a backwater, so his manners aren't exactly refined.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Aibek | | - | Kazakh, Kyrgyz |
Julija | | YOO-lee-yah (Slovene) | Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian |
Imogene | | ['imə.dʒi:n] | |
Viktorija | | - | Lithuanian, Latvian, Macedonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian |
Liv (2) | | LIV | English |
Ji-Yeong | | jee-yung | Korean |