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Hinterland — The hinterland is the land or district behind the borders of a coast or river. Specifically, by the doctrine of the hinterland , the word is applied to the inland region lying behind a port, claimed by the state that owns the coast. The area from … Wikipedia
hinterland — hin ter*land , n. [G.; hinter behind + land land.] a remote and undeveloped area; originally, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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