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
When your security relies on annually conscripting around 24,000 young people and sending them out into the Arctic hinterland, providing a strong sense of support — of home — isn’t mere kind-heartedness.
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Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Orlando was considered the hinterlands.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Expertise was often distributed between cities and their hinterlands, with cities functioning as hubs in cross-continental product networks.
—R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Bird seemed to be torn between Indiana and Indiana State, a small program that was playing in the hinterlands of Division I basketball, in danger of being banished to Division II, about to fire its head coach, and incapable of filling its new arena in Terre Haute.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
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Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Orlando was considered the hinterlands.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Expertise was often distributed between cities and their hinterlands, with cities functioning as hubs in cross-continental product networks.
—R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Bird seemed to be torn between Indiana and Indiana State, a small program that was playing in the hinterlands of Division I basketball, in danger of being banished to Division II, about to fire its head coach, and incapable of filling its new arena in Terre Haute.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinterland
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The backstory Having met at Cambridge, Caitlin Owens and Paul Glade combined their sharp hotelier and architectural minds to draw up plans for a regenerative organic farm in the Devon countryside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The show, adapted from Jilly Cooper’s beloved books, is set against the backdrop of the stunning Cotswolds countryside and the glamorous, high-stakes world of 1980s British television.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Otaegui came to the par-5 18th needing birdie to force a playoff and hit his tee shot into a bush to the right.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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When selecting plants like beans, cucumbers, and tomatoes, look for determinate or bush-type plants—these varieties stay small and are well-adapted to containers.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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This will be one of a record nine international games scheduled for the 2026 season, which will take place across four continents in seven countries.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Italy’s navy chief of staff Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto told state broadcaster RAI this week that his country is ready to deploy up to four vessels to help clear the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some of the coolest crappie fishing of the year occurs in backwaters that are easily accessible by foot.—
Cory Schmidt,
Outdoor Life,
15 Apr. 2026
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Gold transformed Victoria from a pastoral backwater into the most celebrated colony of the empire.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Experts also noted that DeepSeek made no reference to using Chinese chips during training, which is a notable omission given the broader push for technological self-sufficiency, and one that stands out as the model continues to lag behind leading US frontier systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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But the new frontier in the talent war speaks to AI giants’ changing priorities.—
Seema Mody,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Deb dispute is playing out across different fronts in Los Angeles and Australia, overshadowing the feel-good movie about outback teens attending a debutante ball.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The changes bring a bit of the Australian outback to the zoo for koalas, which are an endangered species.—
Cody Jackson,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Hinterland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinterland. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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