hinterland[noun]Synonyms: frontier, backcountry, backland, backwash, backwater, backwoods, boondocks, bush, sticks, up-country
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
hin‧ter‧land /ˈhɪntəlænd $ -ər-/
noun [singular][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: German;
Origin: hinter 'behind' + land 'land']
an area of land that is far from the coast, large rivers, or the places where people live:
the rural hinterland [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲