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hinterland en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlænd/
(Australia) audio
/-lənd/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hinterland, from hinter (“behind”) + Land (“land”), cognate to English hinder (“back, rear”) + land. First used in English in 1888 by George Chisholm in his work Handbook of Commercial Geography originally as hinderland, but the current spelling (following German) became more popular. The term is characteristic of a thalassocratic analysis of space (from the point of view of a nation with maritime supremacy, such as 19th-century Britain).

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
- In West Wales it has never been possible until recently to exploit the magnificent natural harbour of Milford Haven, for there was no industrial hinterland. 1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492:
(countable, uncountable) The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
(countable, uncountable) A remote or undeveloped area.
- In the film, Hanks is a veteran traversing the Texas hinterlands during the Reconstruction period when he stumbles upon a lost young white girl (Helena Zengel) who only speaks Kiowa, and is forced to undergo a dangerous journey to bring the orphan to her family. 2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC:
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.
- Near-synonym: shadow
(countable, uncountable) An area of land far from the sea.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood.
- This approach utilizes concepts such as naming, describing, contrasting and equating to access the hinterland between structure and meaning, and to map out the subtle ways in which texts can naturalise the ideology of the perfect female form. abstract of 2007, Lesley Jeffries, Textual Construction of the Female Body
- Near-synonym: shadowland
(UK, countable, uncountable) An individual's depth and breadth of knowledge, especially a politician's in areas outside politics, such as of academic, artistic, cultural, literary and scientific pursuits.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hinterlands	Number=Plur		lexicographic
hinderland		alternative, dated	lexicographic

Translations (58)

pl prowincja (remote or undeveloped area) · et sisemaa (land immediately next to a coast) · cmn 內地 /内地 (land immediately next to a coast) · de Hinterland (land immediately next to a coast) · de plattes Land (remote or undeveloped area) · dsb nutśikowny kraj (land immediately next to a coast) · pl wnętrze lądu (land immediately next to a coast) · fi peräkylä (remote or undeveloped area) · fr arrière-pays (land immediately next to a coast) · it retroterra (land immediately next to a coast) · fi syrjäseutu (rural territory surrounding urban area) · it hinterland (rural territory surrounding urban area) · de Umland (rural territory surrounding urban area) · de Hinterland (rural territory surrounding urban area) · pl zaścianek (remote or undeveloped area) · nl hinterland (rural territory surrounding urban area) · nl achterland (rural territory surrounding urban area) · ru глуби́нка (remote or undeveloped area) · pl prowincja (rural territory surrounding urban area) · srn tapusei (land immediately next to a coast) · mk задгр́бнина (remote or undeveloped area) · pt litoral (land immediately next to a coast) · cmn 偏遠地區 /偏远地区 (remote or undeveloped area) · sv avkrok (remote or undeveloped area) · ga cúltír (land immediately next to a coast) · fi vaikutusalue (rural territory surrounding urban area) · mk задгр́бнина (land immediately next to a coast) · nl platteland (rural territory surrounding urban area) · de Inland (land immediately next to a coast) · nl achterland (land immediately next to a coast) · cmn 郊區 /郊区 (rural territory surrounding urban area) · el ενδοχώρα (land immediately next to a coast) · et tagamaa (rural territory surrounding urban area) · et ääremaa (remote or undeveloped area) · ca rerepaís (rural territory surrounding urban area) · nl binnenland (land immediately next to a coast) · ru глушь (remote or undeveloped area) · ru побережье (land immediately next to a coast) · ca rerepaís (land immediately next to a coast) · sv inland (land immediately next to a coast) · ga cúlchríoch (land immediately next to a coast) · ru пригород (rural territory surrounding urban area) · sh zaleđe (land immediately next to a coast) · pt sertão (remote or undeveloped area) · tr hinterlant (land immediately next to a coast) · fi takamaa (remote or undeveloped area) · cmn 落後地區 /落后地区 (remote or undeveloped area) · nl achterland (remote or undeveloped area) · fi sisämaa (land immediately next to a coast) · fi talousalue (rural territory surrounding urban area) · tr iç bölge (land immediately next to a coast) · cy cefnwlad (land immediately next to a coast) · ru захолу́стье (remote or undeveloped area) · fr arrière-pays (rural territory surrounding urban area) · de Binnenland (land immediately next to a coast) · de Provinz (remote or undeveloped area) · mk пусте́лија (remote or undeveloped area) · mk предгра́дие (rural territory surrounding urban area)

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hinterland en · NOUN

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