hinterland

/หˆhษชntษ™(ษน)หŒlรฆnd/

IPA: /HH IH1 N T ER0 L AE0 N D/

noun
  1. 1

    The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.

  2. 2

    The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.

  3. 3

    A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.

  4. 4

    That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.

  5. 5

    Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hinterland