Meaning of HINTERLAND
| Pronunciation: | | 'hintur`land
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| | Definition: | | [n] a remote and undeveloped area |
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| | Synonyms: | | back country, backwoods, boondocks |
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| | See Also: | | country, rural area | |
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| | Definition: | | Hinterland
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| | Definition: | | \Hin"ter*land`\, n. [G.; hinter behind + land land.]
The land or region lying behind the coast district. The term
is used esp. with reference to the so-called
{doctrine of the hinterland}, sometimes advanced, that
occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive
right to occupy, from time to time, the territory lying
inland of the coast.
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