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Hinterland

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Noun

das Hinterland

Pronunciation: /ˈhɪntərˌlant/

hinterland; surrounding region (of a city or port)

C1 rank #8,311 plural Hinterländer

Meanings

Noun
  1. hinterland; surrounding region (of a city or port)
  2. remote area; backcountry

Example sentence

Die Bahn verbindet die Hafenstadt mit dem ganzen Hinterland.

The railway connects the port city with the entire hinterland.

Word forms

singular das Hinterland
plural die Hinterländer

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedas Hinterland
Accusativedas Hinterland
Dativedem Hinterland
Genitivedes Hinterlands

Plural

Nominativedie Hinterländer
Accusativedie Hinterländer
Dativeden Hinterländern
Genitiveder Hinterländer

Usage

  • das Hinterland einer Hafenstadt — the region inland from or served by a port city
  • im Hinterland / an der Küste — in the hinterland / on the coast; different geographical locations
Extra sentence

Vom Hafen führt eine alte Bahnstrecke ins Hinterland.

An old railway line leads inland from the port into the hinterland.