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Definition of Hinterland

1. Noun. A remote and undeveloped area.

Definition of Hinterland

1. n. The land or region lying behind the coast district. The term is used esp. with reference to the so-called doctrine of the hinterland, 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.

Definition of Hinterland

1. Noun. The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast. ¹

2. Noun. The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port. ¹

3. Noun. A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater. ¹

4. Noun. (figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, ''especially'' one that is ill understood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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