Definition of hinterlander:
(n) :
The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
(n) :
The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
(n) :
An area of land far from the sea.
(n) :
A remote or undeveloped area.
(n) :
(figuratively) That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.
(n) :
(figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood.