avkrok — meaning in English
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English meaning
- backwater noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
- hinterland noun The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
Senses
avkrok 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.
- hinterland A remote or undeveloped area.
backwater — full definition
- noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
- noun Still water held back or diverted by a dam, obstruction, or the current of a larger river.
hinterland — full definition
- noun The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
- noun The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
- noun A remote or undeveloped area.
- noun That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.