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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

entroterra

Pronunciation / Transliteration: en-tro-ter-ra

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hinterland/ˈhɪn.təɹ.lænd/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #9500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'entroterra è spesso trascurato dai turisti."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The land or region lying behind a coastal area or a riverbank.

    "The hinterland of the city is rich in natural resources and wildlife."
  2. 2

    A remote or less developed area, especially in relation to a more urbanized region.

    "The hinterland is often overlooked by tourists who flock to the cities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed into English in the late 19th century directly from German, combining 'hinter' (behind) and 'Land' (land). Originally a geographical term referring to the remote regions lying behind a coast or the banks of a river, it expanded to denote any rural or sparsely populated area economically tied to a urban center.

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