backwater
/ˈbækwɔːtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बैक्वॉर्टर
(नदी या झील का) ठहरा हुआ पानी, अप्रवाही जल
Core word
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[C]
a part of a river away from the main part, where the water only moves slowly
(नदी या झील का) ठहरा हुआ पानी, अप्रवाही जल
- Tourists enjoy houseboat rides on the backwaters of Kerala.
- We drifted through the quiet backwaters of Alleppey on a small boat.
- We spent the night on a houseboat in the backwater near Kumarakom.
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- Coconut palms lined the calm backwater.
- Birds nest by the backwater at the edge of the village.
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[C, usually sing.] often disapproving
a place that is far from cities and is not affected by events, progress or new ideas
पिछड़ा इलाका, दूर-दराज़ की जगह
- The town was a sleepy backwater until the railway arrived.
- a cultural backwater
- The village was a backwater with no proper road or school.
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- He did not want to spend his life in a rural backwater.
- The town remained a backwater until the highway was built.
Synonyms remote area outpost hinterland the sticks
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backwater (countable noun)
Backwater is countable. In its first sense it is a slow part of a river; in its figurative sense it is a place far from progress.
Backwater countable है। पहले अर्थ में यह नदी का धीमा भाग है; आलंकारिक अर्थ में यह प्रगति से दूर का स्थान है।
- The boat entered a quiet backwater.
- The village is a sleepy backwater.
the backwaters (plural, Kerala)
In the plural with the, the backwaters is a name for the network of lakes and canals along the coast of Kerala.
Plural रूप में 'the backwaters' केरल के तट पर झीलों और नहरों के जाल का नाम है।
- We took a houseboat through the Kerala backwaters.
- Tourists love the backwaters of Alleppey.
backwater of sth
Use of before the field in which a place or group is left behind: a backwater of learning, a political backwater.
जिस क्षेत्र में कोई स्थान या समूह पीछे छूट गया हो, उसके पहले 'of' लगता है: a backwater of learning, a political backwater।
- The town became a backwater of the state's economy.
- The department was a backwater of the university.
backwater + noun / adjective use
Backwater is sometimes used before a noun: backwater town, backwater village. It suggests dullness and little change.
Backwater कभी-कभी noun से पहले आता है: backwater town, backwater village। यह नीरसता और बहुत कम बदलाव का भाव देता है।
- He grew up in a backwater town.
- They live in a backwater village with no road.
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adjective + backwater
sleepyquietremoteruralpolitical
- The remote backwater had no electricity until 2010.
Backwater के साथ पिछड़ेपन या शांति के adjectives आते हैं।
verb + backwater
remainbecomelive inescapeleave
- The district has remained an economic backwater.
Backwater में रहा या उससे निकला जाता है।
the backwaters + place
of Keralaof Alleppeyof Kochiof Kumarakom
- The backwaters of Kumarakom attract many birds.
Kerala के लिए the backwaters का प्रयोग आम है।
backwater + noun
townvillageregionchannel
- He wanted to leave his backwater town for the city.
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- The houseboat moved slowly through the green backwaters of Kerala.
हाउसबोट केरल के हरे पानी वाले backwaters में धीरे-धीरे चल रही थी।
- Radhika grew up in a quiet backwater where nothing ever seemed to change.
राधिका एक शांत कस्बे में बड़ी हुई जहाँ कुछ भी कभी बदलता नहीं लगता था।
- The boys fished in a small backwater of the river.
लड़के नदी के एक छोटे ठहरे हुए भाग में मछली पकड़ रहे थे।
- The government promised to bring roads to every rural backwater.
सरकार ने हर पिछड़े गाँव में सड़कें पहुँचाने का वादा किया।
- He was sent to a backwater of the department as punishment.
उसे सज़ा के तौर पर विभाग के एक उपेक्षित हिस्से में भेज दिया गया।
- The town was a backwater until the new railway line arrived.
नई रेल लाइन आने तक वह शहर एक पिछड़ा स्थान था।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Backwater suggests a place left behind by progress, while remote only says it is far away.
Backwater का अर्थ प्रगति से पीछे छूटा स्थान है, जबकि remote केवल दूर होने की बात करता है।
A place left behind by progress and change.
प्रगति और बदलाव से पीछे छूटा स्थान।
- a rural backwater
Far from towns, without any sense of being old-fashioned.
नगरों से दूर, पिछड़ेपन के भाव के बिना।
- a remote hill village
A small distant settlement, often of an army or trade.
दूर बसी एक छोटी बस्ती, अक्सर सेना या व्यापार की।
- a military outpost
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
remote area outpost hinterland the sticks
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General knowledge
The backwaters of Kerala, a network of lagoons and lakes near the coast, host the famous Nehru Trophy Boat Race on Punnamada Lake.
केरल के backwaters, जो तट के पास लैगून और झीलों का जाल हैं, Punnamada झील पर प्रसिद्ध Nehru Trophy Boat Race का आयोजन करते हैं।