偏僻地区，边远地区
a part of the country that is far away from the big city areas
He worked as a missionary for many years in the hinterlands of Africa.
They employed mostly migrant workers from China's hinterlands.
When the store was built in 1914, it was in the hinterlands.
People from the hinterlands flocked to the capital for the celebrations.
Workers come to the city, where they can earn four or five times what they make in the hinterlands.
See also: hinterland