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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aibek-Kazakh, Kyrgyz
JulijaYOO-lee-yah (Slovene)Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Imogene['imə.dʒi:n]
Viktorija-Lithuanian, Latvian, Macedonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Liv (2)LIVEnglish
Ji-Yeongjee-yungKorean