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hinterland

noun

ˈhin-tər-ˌland

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 On arrival, guests are paired with a personal local guide–think of it as the hinterland’s answer to a butler—on hand to arrange everything from restaurant bookings to last-minute requests, typically handled with a quick text. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Moreover, as soon as Christianity began to spread outside his native land, Christian converts faced new situations in unexpected contexts, completely different from those of their founder, an itinerant Jewish preacher in the sparsely populated hinterlands of rural Galilee. —

Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026 These Ijaw villages traditionally traded goods with hinterland ethnic groups such as the Igbo and Ibibio. —

Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026 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. —

Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hinterland

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From Seoul to Dubai to wellness retreats tucked into the Italian countryside, beauty tourism has become a defining travel trend, with celebrities openly documenting trips built around facials, injectables, regenerative therapies and reset-style wellness stays.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
About an hour west of Baltimore, where the city and suburban landscape gives way to Maryland’s rural countryside, visitors can find Fingerboard Farm, an historic landmark in Frederick County that once nurtured fruit orchards.

— William Deffaa, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026