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How to pronounce hinterland in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms back country, backwoods, boondocks
Type of country, rural area

Examples of hinterland

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They camp on a hilly bluff, the sun setting over the Anatolian hinterland below.
From the time.com
Plenty of building space and in the hinterland of the BOP and Waikato catchment.
From the nbr.co.nz
Its natural harbour with a rich hinterland, facilitated development of the port.
From the en.wikipedia.org
High quality produce comes from the region's hinterland, especially goat cheese.
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He cites William Hague's development of a hinterland on retiring from politics.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Mr Mohammed hails from the town of Sabha, deep in the southern desert hinterland.
From the independent.co.uk
Workers in the hinterland, too, are demanding-and receiving-huge pay increases.
From the economist.com
This type of geometry is typically found in the hinterland of a collisional zone.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The SS 131 d.c.n links Oristano with Olbia, crossing the hinterland Nuoro region.
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More examples
  • Backwoods: a remote and undeveloped area
  • The hinterland is the land or district behind the borders of a coast or river. Specifically, by the doctrine of the hinterland, the word is applied to the inland region lying behind a port, claimed by the state that owns the coast. ...
  • Hinterland was the second album released by the musician / DJ, Aim.
  • Hinterland is a band from Vancouver, Canada. Hinterland's music is best described as dreampop/shoegaze/New Wave with soaring, ethereal vocals, and is currently released by Submerged Records. ...
  • Hinterland is a fantasy role-playing video game by Tilted Mill Entertainment. It was released on September 30, 2008 on the Steam content delivery system, and has since been made available at other digital distribution websites. ...
  • (Hinterlands (short story)) "Hinterlands" is a science fiction short story written by William Gibson in 1981 and published in his short fiction collection Burning Chrome in 1986. The story is a fable about the 'cargo cult' mentality. ...
  • (The Hinterlands (A Series of Unfortunate Events)) In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, there are various fictional locations where events take place.
  • 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; Anything vague or ill-defined, especially one that is ill understood
  • (Hinterlands) English translation of the Elven word for the continent of Farland. The Elven word means "land far from the Western Sea."