hinterlands
Beyond the coast
Hinterlands are remote areas far from cities and cultural centers—the backcountry, the sticks, the places civilization thins out.
Originally the term meant the inland region served by a port city, but now it usually suggests rural isolation or underdevelopment: She grew up in the hinterlands of Montana.
The singular hinterland works the same way but sounds slightly more formal.
Not domesticated
- pristinePure and untouched
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
backcountry · nature · flora · fauna · habitat · ecosystem · biodiversity · virgin forest
Outer parts of town
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- borderOuter edge or limit
- boundaryLine marking a limit
outlying · marginal · borderland · back country · outer reaches · beyond the pale · far reaches · provincial
First to explore territory
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
explorer · trapper · outpost · expansion · trailblazer · wagon train · prospector · bushwhacker
Complete separation from others
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- inaccessibilityState of being unreachable
- desolationState of complete emptiness
- emptinessAbsence of substance
secluded · forgotten · abandoned · unreachable · cut-off · off-grid · distant · faraway
Rural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- villagesSmall rural settlements
hamlets · agrarian · provincial life · rustic · bucolic · peasantry · smallholdings · market towns
untamed
Not domesticated
jungle · backcountry · nature · flora · fauna · habitat · ecosystem · biodiversity · virgin forest · bush
outskirts
Outer parts of town
boundary · outlying · marginal · borderland · back country · outer reaches · beyond the pale · far reaches · provincial · backwater
pioneers
First to explore territory
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
colonization · explorer · trapper · outpost · expansion · trailblazer · wagon train · prospector · bushwhacker · surveyor
isolation
Complete separation from others
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- inaccessibilityState of being unreachable
- desolationState of complete emptiness
emptiness · secluded · forgotten · abandoned · unreachable · cut-off · off-grid · distant · faraway · godforsaken
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
villages · hamlets · agrarian · provincial life · rustic · bucolic · peasantry · smallholdings · market towns · farming communities
- hinterlandsbackcountry, back country, boonies, outback, bush
- rural areasvillage, villages, hamlet, hamlets, countryside
- off the beaten pathhidden gem, hidden gems, secret spot, backwater, remote villages
- remote placesremote, distant, far, faraway, afar
- outskirtsoutskirts, periphery, outskirt, fringe, environs
- wild landswilderness, jungle, forest, backcountry, frontier
hinterlandsmetropolis
Large important city
heartlands · capital · city center · center · hub
hinterlandscities
Major populated areas
urban areas · metropolitan areas · industrial centers · commercial centers · population centers
hinterlandscity
Large populated area
metropolis · urban areas · metropolitan area · megacity · municipality