hinterland

Meaning of hinterland

noun
  1. the remote areas of a country away from the coast or the banks of major rivers.
    the hinterland of southern Italy
  2. an area lying beyond what is visible or known.
    the strange hinterland where life begins and ends

late 19th century: from German, from hinter ‘behind’ + Land ‘land’.

Information about hinterland

Hyphenation of hinterland

hin-ter-land

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • hinterland is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

hinterland synonyms

Meaning backwoods:

backwoods, boondocks

hinterland antonyms

Meaning the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced:

civilization

Words that rhyme with hinterland

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