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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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