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Geographic region. 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. [4]
the land behind the coast or the banks of a river, or an area of a country that is far away from cities. hinterlands [ plural ] US. a part of the country that is far away from the big city areas: He worked as a missionary for many years in the hinterlands of Africa. See more.
Examples of hinterland in a Sentence. the colonies hugged the coastline, while the hinterland remained largely unexplored. Recent Examples on the Web The hinterland one sees from the Rovos Rail, of Zambia and Botswana, of Namibia and Tanzania, is the true, largely untrammeled face of the region.
the land behind the coast or the banks of a river, or an area of a country that is far away from cities. hinterlands [ plural ] US. a part of the country that is far away from the big city areas: He worked as a missionary for many years in the hinterlands of Africa. See more.
a part of the country that is far away from the big city areas: He worked as a missionary for many years in the hinterlands of Africa. They employed mostly migrant workers from China's hinterlands. When the store was built in 1914, it was in the hinterlands.
The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas. the land lying behind a coastal region. an area or sphere of influence in the unoccupied interior claimed by the state possessing the coast.
hinterland / ˈ hɪntɚˌlænd/ noun. plural hinterlands. Britannica Dictionary definition of HINTERLAND. [count] : an area that is not close to any cities or towns : a remote region. a/the rural hinterland. Hinterland is usually singular in British English but is often plural in U.S. English.
