[hin-ter-land] 
| 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, esp. trade goods, to a port. |
| hin·ter·land (hĭn'tər-lānd') n.
[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).] |