Origin: Hinterland is a
German word meaning "the land behind" (a city, a
port, or similar). The term's use in English was first documented by geographer George Chisholm in his Handbook of Commercial Geography (1888).
1. The often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks.
"early settlers were driven from the coastal areas into the hinterland"
synonyms: backwoods, backwater, wilds, wilderness,
bush, back of beyond, back-country; More
informal-
sticks, middle of nowhere, boondocks, boonies;
outback
2. An area lying beyond what is visible or known.