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- Dictionaryhinterland/ˈhɪntəland/
noun
- 1. the remote areas of a country away from the coast or the banks of major rivers: "the hinterland of southern Italy"
- 2. an area lying beyond what is visible or known: "the strange hinterland where life begins and ends"
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Hinterland is a German word that means "land in back of" and refers to a region lying inland from a coast or remote from urban areas. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and usage in geography and figuratively.
Hinterland is a noun that means the land behind the coast or the banks of a river, or an area of a country that is far away from cities. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and related words in different contexts.
Hinterland definition: the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country. See examples of HINTERLAND used in a sentence.
An area behind a coast or the shoreline of a river. Specifically, by the doctrine of the hinterland, the hinterland is the inland region lying behind a port and is claimed by the state that owns the coast. In shipping usage, a port's hinterland is the area that it serves, both for imports and for exports.
Hinterland is the area of land behind or around a coast or a large river. It can also mean remote or undeveloped areas of a country, or an inland region dependent on a port.
Hinterland is a noun that means the land behind the coast or the banks of a river, or an area of a country that is far away from cities. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see examples and find translations in other languages.
Hinterland is the areas of a country that are away from the coast, from the banks of a large river or from the main cities. Learn how to pronounce, use and translate this word with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
