| source : web1913 |
Hinterland \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.
| source : wn |
hinterland
n : a remote and undeveloped area [syn: {backwoods}, {back
country}, {boondocks}]