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
Sellew is a bold new voice, using sharp, stylish prose to explore the hinterland of contemporary mating.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
In the arid Brazilian hinterland, girls play poised between their mothers’ difficult pasts and fantastic dreams for the future.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
This was not some far-off game in the hinterlands that the committee members could only judge by the score.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
While a succession of treaties and opaque power-sharing deals have determined who rules in Kinshasa, the violence in the eastern hinterlands has never stopped.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
In the arid Brazilian hinterland, girls play poised between their mothers’ difficult pasts and fantastic dreams for the future.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
This was not some far-off game in the hinterlands that the committee members could only judge by the score.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
While a succession of treaties and opaque power-sharing deals have determined who rules in Kinshasa, the violence in the eastern hinterlands has never stopped.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hinterland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinterland
Noun
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Coastal meets countryside at the Fasano Punta del Este in Uruguay.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
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Syria’s Ministry of Interior said Monday that security forces had recaptured 81 of the 120 ISIS prisoners who escaped from the al-Shaddadi prison in the Hasakah countryside and were continuing efforts to track down the remaining escapees.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Now the birds’ favored nesting habitats, the native pisonia trees and octopus bushes, are back.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The tracks of Eastern cottontail are also a common sight — especially near thickets of chokecherry, elderberry and other bushes that provide safe shelter.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Last year, country trio Rascal Flatts came roaring back to life with their first tour since 2019.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2026
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The diplomatic fallout has been reworked into cooperation between the two countries.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Arctic is no longer a frozen backwater.—
Paul McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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But Dooley wasn’t satisfied remaining in the cinematic backwater that was 1980s Cuba.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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Strategics keep sharpening their focus on India as a next frontier for beauty.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Across industries and institutions, people are confronting an unfamiliar frontier.—
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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The musical comedy, chronicling the lives of outback Aussie teens attending a debutante ball, was due to release today, January 15, in Australia.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
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From long-distance outback touring to coastal van life, Australian travelers rely on consistent power for fridges, lighting, and essential electronics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Jan. 2026
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