[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hinterland \hin"terland`\, 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 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.

   syn: backwoods, back country, boondocks.
        webster 1913 suppl. + wordnet 1.5
see also:
doctrine of the hinterland 

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