HINTERLAND

backwoods, back country, boondocks, hinterland

(noun) a remote and undeveloped area

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hinterland (plural hinterlands)

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

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

A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.

(figuratively) That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.

(figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood.

Synonyms

• See: remote place

• (the) sticks

Source: Wiktionary


Hin"ter*land`, n. [G.; hinter behind + land land.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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