backwoods

== English == === Etymology === From back +‎ woods. === Pronunciation === (General American, Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbækˌwʊdz/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbak.wʊdz/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈbak.wɵdz/ (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈbak.wʉdz/ === Noun === backwoods pl (plural only) Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America. A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === backwoods (not comparable) Pertaining to the backwoods. Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters. ==== Synonyms ==== backwood ==== Derived terms ==== backwoodsman backwoodsy === See also === blackwood === References === “backwoods”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.