as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
the colonies hugged the coastline, while the hinterland remained largely unexplored
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Recent Examples of hinterland
This and a sandwich from the warming bin of a gas station is an all-star breakfast for a blue-collar hoss or a city slicker who’s on safari in the hinterlands of America.
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Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
By Kathryn Romeyn July 25, 2024 7:03 AM EDT
In the rolling hills of New South Wales’ northern hinterland is a rollicking 55-acre Eden where good taste is an art form.
—Kathryn Romeyn, TIME, 25 July 2024
Although the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, remains stable, insecurity is a constant across much of the rural hinterland.
—Johnnie Carson, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
Molotov-Ribbentrop enabled Germany’s rampage through Europe by making much of Eurasia an economic hinterland for Berlin.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2024
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Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
By Kathryn Romeyn July 25, 2024 7:03 AM EDT
In the rolling hills of New South Wales’ northern hinterland is a rollicking 55-acre Eden where good taste is an art form.
—Kathryn Romeyn, TIME, 25 July 2024
Although the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, remains stable, insecurity is a constant across much of the rural hinterland.
—Johnnie Carson, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
Molotov-Ribbentrop enabled Germany’s rampage through Europe by making much of Eurasia an economic hinterland for Berlin.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinterland
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Overly precocious George jumps from the train to the countryside and, in true Dickensian fashion, encounters some helpful people as well as some unsavory types on his treacherous trek back home.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Newsweek previously reported that this breed has historically been used for hunting hares in the Spanish countryside.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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For Virginian Heather Bien, that meant capturing her vacation rental’s bountiful rose bushes and its perch above the river below.Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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In her work at the cemetery, which has become overgrown with thorn bushes and weeds, Hanson has reportedly uncovered approximately 100 gravesites.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The virus’ spread prompted the World Health Organization in August to declare a public health emergency of international concern, particularly as the virus spread to several other neighboring countries in Africa.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Make plans to see people from other countries or different backgrounds.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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The remote lifestyle may not be for everyone —living on the backwaters comes with fewer conveniences.Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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The serene backwater adjacent to the mounds is connected to the Mississippi River's main channel by Johnson Slough.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
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For the 29th year, GQ’s annual Men of the Year is giving it up to bold boundary breakers, the men and women who pushed culture into new frontiers in 2024—on their own terms.GQ, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20 years ago as part of its efforts to expand into new frontiers.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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When the idea was initially conceived, under a full moon in Australia’s outback, the pair had planned to meet and get married in the middle.Stephy Chung, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Hinterland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinterland. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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