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HINTERLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hinterland mean?
• HINTERLAND (noun)
The noun HINTERLAND has 1 sense:
1. a remote and undeveloped area
Familiarity information: HINTERLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A remote and undeveloped area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
back country; backwoods; boondocks; hinterland
Hypernyms ("hinterland" is a kind of...):
country; rural area (an area outside of cities and towns)
Context examples
The study also shows that micronutrient deficiency to be worse in India’s urban areas than in the rural hinterland.
(Course grains better than rice for health, environment, SciDev.Net)
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