hinterland
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tərˌlænd noun
1.
Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas.
2.
the land lying behind a coastal region.
3.
an area or sphere of influence in the unoccupied interior claimed by the state possessing the coast.
4.
an inland area supplying goods, especially trade goods, to a port.
Origin:
1885–90; < German: literally, hinder land, i.e., land behind
1885–90; < German: literally, hinder land, i.e., land behind
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| —n | |
| 1. | land lying behind something, esp a coast or the shore of a river |
| 2. | remote or undeveloped areas of a country |
| 3. | an area located near and dependent on a large city, esp a port |
| [C19: from German, from hinter behind + land | |
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Word Origin & History
hinterland
1890, from Ger. Hinterland, from hinter "behind" + Land "land."
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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hinterland
tributary region, either rural or urban or both, that is closely linked economically with a nearby town or city.
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Example sentences
Moving data centers into the hinterland makes a lot of sense in some ways, but there are other considerations.
Infrastructure linking coast and hinterland is grossly inadequate.
But there is a vast hinterland where costs are still low.
They were thickly clustered along the river's edge, on long and thin lots running back into the nearby hinterland.
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