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- [hin-ter-land]
- /ˈhɪn tərˌlænd/
- /ˈhɪn.tə.lænd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hin-ter-land]
- /ˈhɪn tərˌlænd/
Definitions of hinterland word
- noun hinterland Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas. 1
- noun hinterland the land lying behind a coastal region. 1
- noun hinterland an area or sphere of influence in the unoccupied interior claimed by the state possessing the coast. 1
- noun hinterland an inland area supplying goods, especially trade goods, to a port. 1
- noun hinterland The often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks. 1
- noun hinterland undeveloped backcountry 1
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Origin of hinterland
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < German: literally, hinder land, i.e., land behind
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Parts of speech for Hinterland
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hinterland popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hinterland
noun hinterland
- outback — (sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
- boondocks — If you say that someone lives in the boondocks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities.
- wilderness — a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee.
- frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- woods — the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
adjective hinterland
- backland — undeveloped land behind a developed property
- upcountry — of, relating to, residing in, or situated in the interior of a region or country; inland.
- midland — a city in W Texas.
- back country — The back country is an area that is a long way from any city and has very few people living in it.
- inland — pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region: inland cities.
Antonyms for hinterland
noun hinterland
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- heartland — the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
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