patelin — meaning in English

English meaning

• backwater noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.

Senses

patelin is used for these senses in English:

• backwater (idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
• unctuous Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.

backwater — full definition

1. noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
2. noun Still water held back or diverted by a dam, obstruction, or the current of a larger river.

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