hinterland
- Noun. The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
- Noun. The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
- Noun. A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.
- Noun. (figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, ''especially'' one that is ill understood.
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