Dictionary  hin•ter•landPronunciation: (hin'tur-land"), [key] —n. 1. Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas. 2. the land lying behind a coastal region. 3. an area or sphere of influence in the unoccupied interior claimed by the state possessing the coast. 4. an inland area supplying goods, esp. trade goods, to a port. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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