Hinterland

By Deane Barker • •

Definition: a more remote area, relative to something else

This is German for “land in back of.” It’s often used to refer to land inland from a coast, but is always used to generally mean “the area away from the center of something.”

Why I Looked It Up

I don’t have the reference in my notes. I had heard the word, but I was curious if there was an exact definition.

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