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noun 
  1. The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
  2. The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
  3. A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.
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Translations: 
  • Dutch: (t, nl, hinterland, n), (t, nl, achterland, n)
Etymology: From Hinterland, from (term, hinter, , behind, lang=de) + (term, land, , land, lang=de).

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