Definition of Hintirland
Hin"ter*land` (?), n. [G.; hinter
behind + land land.] The land or region lying behind the
coast district. The term is used esp. with reference to the so-called
doctrine of the hinterland, sometimes advanced, that
occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive right to
occupy, from time to time, the territory lying inland of the
coast.
Hin"ter*land` (?), n. [G.; hinter
behind + land land.] The land or region lying behind the
coast district. The term is used esp. with reference to the so-called
doctrine of the hinterland, sometimes advanced, that
occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive right to
occupy, from time to time, the territory lying inland of the
coast.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast
- The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port
- A remote or undeveloped area
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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