hinterland

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1. The land directly adjacent to and inland from a coast.

a. A region remote from urban areas; backcountry.

b. A region situated beyond metropolitan centers of culture.

[German : hinter, behind (from Middle High German, from Old High German hintar; see ko- in Indo-European roots) + Land, land (from Middle High German lant, from Old High German; see lendh- in Indo-European roots).]

hinterland [ˈhɪntəˌlænd]

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) land lying behind something, esp a coast or the shore of a river

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) remote or undeveloped areas of a country

3. an area located near and dependent on a large city, esp a port

[from German, from hinter behind + land land; see hinder²]

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Noun

hinterland - a remote and undeveloped area

back country, backwoods, boondocks

rural area, country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

hinterland

noun the wilds, backwater, remote areas, the backwoods, the back of beyond the French Mediterranean coast and its hinterland

Translations

hinterland [ˈhɪntəlænd] N → hinterland m, interior m, traspaís m

hinterland [ˈhɪntə^rlænd] n → arrière-pays m

hinterland

n → Hinterland nt

hinterland [ˈhɪntəˌlænd] n → hinterland m inv

hinterland

n hinterland [ˈhintəlӕnd]

the district lying inland from the coast. agterland, binneland منطَقَة الداخِل хинтерланд zázemí indland das Hinterland ενδοχώρα interior (de un país) sisemaa زمين پشت ساحل takamaa arrière-pays פְּנִים הָאָרֶץ समुद्र या नदी तट के पीछे का प्रदेश unutrašnjost, (duboka) provincija hátország jauh dari pantai, daerah pedalaman upplönd entroterra 後背地 내륙지역 krašto giluma dziļa aizmugure daerah pedalaman achterland oppland, innland głąb kraju interior hinterland районы, удалённые от побережья zázemie notranjost (dežele) okrug u unutrašnjosti zemlje inland เขตด้อยความเจริญของประเทศ sahilden uzak bölge, arka ülke 內陸 віддалена від берега частина країни ساحل کے پیچھے افتادہ زمین vùng nội địa 内地

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Abu Dhabi
Accra
Anatolia
Asia Minor
auslander
back
back country
backwoods
basenji
boondocks
Brisbane
country
Dark Continent
interior
leader
malik
outback
rural area
Sydney

He was not used to thinking of the world as a whole, but as a limitless hinterland of happenings beyond the range of his immediate vision.

The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context

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