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backwater meaning in Kannada

ಹಿನ್ನೀರು hinnīru

backwater in Kannada: ಹಿನ್ನೀರು (hinnīru). In English, backwater means the water held back by a dam or other obstruction.

Kannada words for backwater

the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
ಹಿನ್ನೀರು hinnīru

English meaning of backwater

  1. noun The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
  2. noun A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
  3. noun A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water.
  4. noun Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.

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backwater in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: (place) jerkwater town, one-horse town, Podunk; see also Thesaurus:remote place
  • an academic backwater

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Questions about backwater in Kannada

What is the meaning of backwater in Kannada?
Backwater in Kannada is ಹಿನ್ನೀರು (hinnīru).
backwater ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Backwater: ಹಿನ್ನೀರು (hinnīru).
What does backwater mean in English?
Backwater means the water held back by a dam or other obstruction.

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