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Meanings of hinterland in English

Portuguese
hinterland
Catalan
hinterland
Spanish
hinterland

A remote and undeveloped area.

hinterland

The suburban area surrounding a city.

Synonyms
Examples for "suburban area"
Examples for "suburban area"
1
All subjects positive for anti-TOSV IgM were resident in the suburban area.
Pubmed
2
The suburban area was immensely increased by the rapid spread of motoring.
The Joyful Heart
3
I have recently gone sale agreed on a small bungalow in a suburban area.
The Irish Times
4
The suburban area suffered from both under- and overnutrition problems.
Pubmed
5
In a suburban area of Shaoxing, enthusiasts compete in categories that range from Mr.
Reuters
Usage of hinterland in English
1
They saw vividly the Jugoslavs in the suburbs and the non-Italian hinterland.
Public Opinion
2
The hinterland of the Province of Ungava is also a Canadian possession.
A Labrador Doctor / The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfe...
3
The French delegation were left to wander through the hinterland like out-castes.
Quicksilver
4
They remain in that mysterious and murky hinterland that can encourage obsession.
The Irish Times
5
The only firing was coming from behind them, from the hinterland-AsphoFields.
Aspho Fields
6
On the journey back to Bilbao the train snaked through the hinterland.
The Guardian
7
Like all such hinterland sciences, it is a happy hunting-ground for adventurers.
Mankind in the Making
8
Next time she stopped, a wife turned up suddenly from the hinterland.
The Irish Times
9
Unlike its eclectic precursors, Balearic and chillout, it lacks an eccentric hinterland.
The Guardian
10
That transformation has already helped spur a spending surge in the hinterland.
Reuters
11
She walked on, along unfamiliar pavements in the hinterland of Harley Street.
La's orchestra saves the world
12
We must live in a hinterland of half darkness, isolated and solipsistic.
Perdido Street Station
13
Conditions in more remote areas in the mountainous hinterland were unknown.
Reuters
14
Like in the West, the hinterland tends to support the right.
The Belgian Curtain: Europe after Communism
15
The developers plan to attract shoppers from a wide area of Gorey's hinterland.
The Irish Times
16
Since then the city has continued to expand southwards into its Waterford hinterland.
Independent.ie
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common