English Dictionary: Hinterland | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hinterland \Hin"ter*land`\, n. [G.; hinter behind + land land.] The land or region lying behind the coast district. The term is used esp. with reference to the so-called {doctrine of the hinterland}, sometimes advanced, that occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive right to occupy, from time to time, the territory lying inland of the coast. |