Noun: hinterland 'hin-tu(r),land
- A remote and undeveloped area
"maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords";
- backwoods, back country, boondocks [N. Amer, informal], back of Bourke [Austral, informal], wop-wops [NZ, informal], the sticks [informal], Woop Woop [Austral, informal], boonies [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: hinterlands
Type of: country, rural area
Encyclopedia: Hinterland, Switzerland