Definition of "hinterland" []

• The land directly adjacent to and inland from a coast. (noun)
• A region remote from urban areas; backcountry. (noun)
• A region situated beyond metropolitan centers of culture. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Another tiresome grand tour of the Canadian hinterland is planned, including a homecoming visit to the universities."
• ""Tuscany!" my mom declared, at the cypress trees and red rooftops beyond, reminding me just how similar the French hinterland is to that of northern Italy."
• "Fourth, Governor Palin has what the British Labour Party politician Denis Healy likes to call a "hinterland" - a life beyond politics."