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hinterland
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hinterland
1. land lying behind something, esp a coast or the shore of a river
2. remote or undeveloped areas of a country

hinterland [′hin·tər‚land]
(geology)
The region behind the coastal district.
The terrain on the back of a folded mountain chain.
The moving block which forces geosynclinal sediments toward the foreland.


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