English dictionary
hinterland
/'h/I/nt/@/r,l/&/nd/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a remote and undeveloped area
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The land or region lying behind the coast district. The term is used esp. with reference to the so-called <b>doctrine of the hinterland</b>, sometimes advanced, that occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive right to occupy, from time to time, the territory lying inland of the coast.
Source: webster1913