hinterland
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈhɪntərˌlænd/
:
interior
- The remote village is located in the hinterland of the country, far from major cities.
- hinterland and city
- port's hinterland
- agricultural hinterland
The Crimean hinterland is also not touched by Ruse.
- The Crimean hinterland is also not touched by Ruse.
- The point I want to say is that China's hinterland and the western region is far away in terms of development from the eastern region.
Examples
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The far-off borderlands, like Yunnan, are considered to be the "hinterlands," the "backwaters" of China.
Academic text (2008) -
The spread of corporate plantation enterprises greatly extended the productive hinterland of Belawan.
Academic text (1991) -
The city now controlled the hinterland, rather than the other way around.
Academic text (1992) -
The capital has to serve the hinterland, not to divide itself from the state.
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The point I want to say is that China's hinterland and the western region is far away in terms of development from the eastern region.
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The development of communication systems connects the hinterland with the center both practically and metaphorically.
Academic text (1991) -
Maybe I should consider myself lucky and keep out of the Alaskan hinterlands.
Fiction book (2002) -
Individual construction-material mines tend to be relatively small and scattered throughout urban hinterlands.
Academic text (2008) -
Various other authors have singled out the role of its hinterland in São Paulo's early industrialization.
Academic text (1992) -
What Rio de Janeiro lacked was a dynamic commercial hinterland comparable to São Paulo's.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
Land away from towns and cities where few people live
136
1.1
Land and views outside towns and cities with fields and farms
91
4.6
A place far from towns and people
68
2.0
An area outside towns with few people and open land used for farming
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9.4
A distant land far beyond the sea
1
5.7
A remote wild area far from towns and roads
1
9.1
A remote area far from towns with few modern services
1
7.0
A remote place with few people and many trees
1
9.3
A very remote area far from towns and cities
A rural area far from towns and cities with few people
Areas far from towns or cities where few people live and life is often hard
Antonyms
How Remote
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3.8
- US
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6.2
8
8.8
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3.6
136
1.1
286
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hinterland comes from the German parts hinter meaning 'behind' and land meaning 'land', so it is the 'land behind' a coast, river, or city. That's why hinterland now means a remote area far from big towns or the busy coast.