Hinterland

Japanese: hinterland
Hinterland

The word "hinterland" is used to describe the area around a city that is closely related to that city. It is originally German but is also used in English and French. In the past, it was translated as "hintland" or "back area," but this is no longer the case.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "hinterland" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…都市の周辺にあって,その都市と結びつきの強い地域。元はドイツ語であるが英語,フランス語としても通用しているヒンターランドhinterlandの語が用いられる。なお,古くは背後地,背域と訳されたことがあったが,今は用いられなくなっている。…

※「hinterland」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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