English
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Etymology
From G. Hinterland, from term|hinter||behind|langde + term|land||land|langde.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�hɪnt�lænd/

Noun
en-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.

#* 2007, Lesley Jeffries, Textual Construction of the Female Body, abstract
#*: This approach utilizes concepts such as naming, describing, contrasting and equating to access the hinterland between structure and meaning, and to map out the subtle ways in which texts can naturalise the ideology of the perfect female form.

Translations
trans-top|land immediately next to a coast
Dutch: t|nl|achterland|n, t|nl|binnenland|n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|rural territory surrounding urban area
Dutch: t|nl|platteland|n, t|nl|hinterland|n, t|nl|achterland|n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|remote or undeveloped area
Dutch: t|nl|hinterland|n, t|nl|achterland|n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Dutch

Etymology
From G. term|hinter||behind|langde + term|land||land|langde.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�hint�rl�nt/

Noun
nl-noun2|n|en|je

1. #English|hinterland i|rural territory, backwater

Synonyms
achterland

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• 2007-12-14 10:34 - Widsith - /* Etymology */

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