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(hɪntəʳlænd)

Word forms: plural hinterlands

countable noun [usually singular]

The hinterland of a stretch of coast or a large river is the area of land behind it or around it.

...the French Mediterranean coast and its hinterland.

Synonyms: the wilds, backwater, remote areas, the backwoods More Synonyms of hinterland

hinterland in British English

(ˈhɪntəˌlænd)

noun

land lying behind something, esp a coast or the shore of a river

remote or undeveloped areas of a country

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

Word origin

C19: from German, from hinter behind + land land; see hinder2

hinterland in American English

(ˈhɪntərˌlænd)

noun

the land or district behind that bordering on a coast or river; specif., an inland region claimed by the state that owns the coast

an area far from big cities and towns; backcountry

Word origin

Ger < hinter, back (see hinder2) + land, land

Examples of 'hinterland' in a sentence
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This suggested an intellectual hinterland.And in the hinterland vast quantities of fruit, including apples for cider, and vegetables are grown.The men on either side of no man's land had much cultural hinterland in common, notably football.There's a whole cultural hinterland that I missed.

(noun) in the sense of the wilds

Definition

land lying behind a coast or the shore of a river

the French Mediterranean coast and its hinterland

Synonyms

the wilds

backwater

remote areas

the backwoods

the back of beyond

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释义	Trends of hinterland View usage for: hinterland (hɪntəʳlænd) Word forms: plural hinterlands countable noun [usually singular] The hinterland of a stretch of coast or a large river is the area of land behind it or around it. ...the French Mediterranean coast and its hinterland. Synonyms: the wilds, backwater, remote areas, the backwoods More Synonyms of hinterland hinterland in British English (ˈhɪntəˌlænd) noun 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 Word origin C19: from German, from hinter behind + land land; see hinder2 hinterland in American English (ˈhɪntərˌlænd) noun 1. the land or district behind that bordering on a coast or river; specif., an inland region claimed by the state that owns the coast 2. an area far from big cities and towns; backcountry Word origin Ger < hinter, back (see hinder2) + land, land Examples of 'hinterland' in a sentence hinterland This suggested an intellectual hinterland. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And in the hinterland vast quantities of fruit, including apples for cider, and vegetables are grown. Delaforce, Patrick Collins Traveller, Brittany (1993) The men on either side of no man's land had much cultural hinterland in common, notably football. Times, Sunday Times (2014) There's a whole cultural hinterland that I missed. Times, Sunday Times (2015) (noun) in the sense of the wilds Definition land lying behind a coast or the shore of a river the French Mediterranean coast and its hinterland Synonyms the wilds backwater remote areas the backwoods the back of beyond Nearby words of hinterland Hinduism hinge on hint hinterland hip hipbone hippy Synonyms of 'hinterland' hinterland Explore 'hinterland' in the dictionary
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