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backwoods

The correct spelling is backwoods.

How to pronounce backwoods

noun

IPA: /ˈbakˌwʊdz/

Say it like: Bak-woo-ds

The correct spelling is backwoods. Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
  2. 2.A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.

adjective

  1. 1.Pertaining to the backwoods.
  2. 2.Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.

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