hinterland

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  1. noun The land directly adjacent to and inland from a coast.
  2. noun A region remote from urban areas; backcountry.
  3. noun A region situated beyond metropolitan centers of culture.

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  • The people of this hinterland were minimally talented; their magic was of the "spot on a wall" variety. —  A Spell for Chameleon
  • When ancient armies rested after hacking through the hinterland, along came Mercy's kind to help the rude and licentious soldiery do the resting bit. —  dummy 3
  • She's a Witness Serve her summons next But she could be way off in some hidden hinterland, and take more time to locate than any number of regular folk Good. —  Roc and a Hard Place
  • They occupied a strip along the coast ten miles wide by a hundred long, although the hinterland area had been depopulated another ten miles in anticipation of their increase Recalling his term of duty at Deirombona, Beran remembered the ardent young men and women, the tense faces, the steady undeviating expressions, the dedication to glory...He sighed. —  Languages of Pao The
  • Irish KC is a one-man site on Irish news and events in Kansas City and its hinterland, along with Irishness in general and how it relates to Irish-America. —  Irish Blogs
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. German : hinter, behind (from Middle High German, from Old High German hintar; see ko- in Indo-European roots) + Land, land (from Middle High German lant, from Old High German; see lendh- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. German, from hinter, back, + land, country.
 

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