ALL meanings of hinterland
hin·ter·land
H h - 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 undeveloped backcountry 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 The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast. 0
- noun hinterland The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port. 0
- noun hinterland A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater. 0
- noun hinterland (figuratively) That which is unknown or unexplored about someone. 0
- noun hinterland (figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood. 0
- countable noun hinterland The hinterland of a stretch of coast or a large river is the area of land behind it or around it. 0
- noun hinterland land lying behind something, esp a coast or the shore of a river 0
- noun hinterland remote or undeveloped areas of a country 0
- noun hinterland an area located near and dependent on a large city, esp a port 0
- noun hinterland the land or district behind that bordering on a coast or river; specif., an inland region claimed by the state that owns the coast 0
- noun hinterland an area far from big cities and towns; backcountry 0