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
In Virginia, a dissident hinterland landowner named Nathaniel Bacon led a revolt by aggrieved Colonists that torched the English provincial capital at Jamestown.
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Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Sellew is a bold new voice, using sharp, stylish prose to explore the hinterland of contemporary mating.
—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
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Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Sellew is a bold new voice, using sharp, stylish prose to explore the hinterland of contemporary mating.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinterland
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Perched on a hilltop in the scenic countryside, the luxurious fort can be rented for roughly $13,300 per night.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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The show’s postcard-ready shots of the northern countryside, with its verdant hills and winding roads, are another incongruity, belying the challenges of survival there for those on the fringes.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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With ‘Marilyn Monroe’ and ‘Moonstone’ as its parents, the 5-foot-tall bush is very thorny and has very good performance ratings.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Set at an elevation of over 1,706 feet, the farm's undulating hills were lined with what seemed like endless rows of verdant tea bushes.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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According to internal administration documents reviewed by The Associated Press, there are 47 third-country agreements at various stages of negotiation.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, each of these three countries have sought to offer support to Cuba in recent days.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the hockey world, the borough would go from backwater to mecca.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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In 2002 Bisignano took charge at a Citi backwater called Global Transactions Services that was then losing $3 billion a year.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The hilly frontier zone where the UNIFIL force patrols has seen decades of cross-border violence.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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The hilly frontier zone is where the UNIFIL force patrols have seen decades of cross-border violence.—
Abby Sewell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Users were able to comment on posts about the Australian outback incident by local news outlets.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
29 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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“Hinterland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinterland. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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