hinterland

English

/ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlænd/

noun
Definitions
  • 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, a backwater.
  • (figuratively) That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.
  • (figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hinterland, hinter (behind, hind) + German Land (land, country, state, territory, province, principality, of the land, countryside).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Land

Gloss

land, country, state, territory, province, principality, of the land, countryside

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

陸

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