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Noun: hinterland  'hin-tu(r),land
  1. 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], Woop Woop [Austral, informal], the sticks [informal], wop-wops [NZ, informal], boonies [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: hinterlands

Type of: country, rural area

Encyclopedia: Hinterland, Switzerland

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Hindustani language
hing
hinge
hinge joint
hinge on
hinge upon
hinging post
Hinglish
hinny
hint
hinterland
hip
hip bath
hip boot
hip joint
hip pad
hip pocket
hip roof
hip socket
hip tile
hip to