- backwoods back·woods
- ['bækwʊdz]
1. npl Amzona sg rurale isolata2. adjrurale
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back|woods — «BAK WUDZ», noun, adjective. –n.pl. 1. uncleared or wild regions far away from towns: »The trapper lived in the backwoods far from the city s cares. 2. a remote area; backward place. –adj. 1. of or in the backwoods: »a narrow, two track backwoods … Useful english dictionary
back|woods|man — «BAK WUDZ muhn», noun, plural men. 1. a person who lives in the backwoods. 2. a person whose origin is in the backwoods. 3. British. a member of the House of Lords who seldom attends its meetings: »There is no sign of going back to the… … Useful english dictionary
back|woods|y — «BAK WUDZ ee», adjective. = backwoods. (Cf. ↑backwoods) … Useful english dictionary
back·woods — /ˈbækˈwʊdz/ noun [plural] : an area that is far from cities She grew up in the backwoods of Maine. a backwoods politician [=a politician in a remote area far from cities] … Useful english dictionary
back·woods·man — /ˌbækˈwʊdzmən/ noun, pl men / mən/ [count] 1 : a man who lives in the backwoods 2 Brit : a male member of the House of Lords who rarely attends it and who typically lives in a rural area far from London … Useful english dictionary
Backwoods — Back woods , n. pl. [Back, a. + woods.] The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backwoods — back•woods [[t]ˈbækˈwʊdz[/t]] n. 1) (often used with a sing. v.) wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts 2) any remote or isolated area 3) of or pertaining to the backwoods 4) unsophisticated; uncouth Also, back′wood′, back′woods′y … From formal English to slang
Backwoods — Back|woods [ bækwudz] die (Plur.) <aus engl. backwoods »abgelegene Wälder«> Bez. für die Urwälder im Westen Nordamerikas während der Zeit der Kolonialisierung … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
backwoods — back|woods [ˈbækwudz] n [plural] a distant and undeveloped area away from any towns … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — 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
