From German for “rear”, it's the region behind a coast or remote from other cities
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Hinterland - definition of hinterland by The Free Dictionary  ... from a coast. 2. a. A region remote from urban areas; backcountry. b. ... (Physical Geography) land lying behind something, esp a coast or the shore of a river. 2. (Physical ... 3. an area located near and dependent on a large city, esp a port. [C19: from German, from hinter behind + land land; see hinder2]. Collins English...
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Kendall's History of New Orleans  Chapter 46 - Sir Thomas Browne  Apr 15, 2016 ... Gentilly, occupying the rear of the Third District, between the tracks of the ... The negroes were sold to planters on the "German Coast," in what are now the parishes ... A plan of the city of New Orleans and its suburbs, drawn in 1815, ..... On the other hand, along the river front, particularly in the region known...
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British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War - Wikipedia  British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale division of ... The German invasion plan, Operation Sea Lion, was never taken beyond the preliminary ..... London and other major cities were ringed with inner and outer stop lines. ...... The History of Wolverhampton  The City and its People.
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Operation Highjump and The UFO Connection  The fact that she (nor the other AVs) is not listed on the Naval Vessel Register .... in Antarctic waters, in 1947 and insisting that its captain, named Hekla, sell the .... This made the sending of nearly 5,000 residual Navy personnel to a remote part .... the Germans had long held an interest in the South Polar region of Antarctica...
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German Brazilians - Wikipedia  German Brazilians refers to Brazilian people of ethnic German ancestry or origin. German .... Birth rates among German Brazilian women were higher than those of other ... Most of its inhabitants were concentrated on the coast and a few in the Pampas. ... The whole region of Vale dos Sinos was populated by Germans.
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Renege  The Word Detective  Jun 2, 2009 ... Dear Word Detective: All through my adolescent and adult life I have used the word "renege" when it comes to someone backing out of a ... one's mind, to recant; to break one's word; to go back on a promise or ... As I said, renege is built from Latin roots, the prefix re plus the verb stem negare, meaning...
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jeopardy/1797_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  ROMANIA | The spine of the country is formed by these mountains, the ... Stick your neck out in this mountainous region of Romania whose name means...
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Names of Germany - Wikipedia  Because of Germany's geographic position in the centre of Europe, as well as its long history ..... Germans call themselves Deutsche (living in Deutschland). Deutsch is an adjective (Proto-Germanic *theudisk-) derived from Old High German thiota, diota...
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Hinterland - definition of hinterland by The Free Dictionary  Define hinterland. hinterland synonyms, hinterland pronunciation, hinterland translation, English dictionary definition of hinterland. n. 1. The land ... Word / Article; Starts with ... Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country. ... [188590; < German: literally, hinder land, i.e., land behind].
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Terminology of the Low Countries - Wikipedia  The Low Countries is the coastal RhineMeuseScheldt delta region in Western Europe and ... For the sum of food consumed by a person, see Diet (nutrition). ... At the time the language was spoken, it was known as *iudisk, meaning "of the .... subsequently during the Middle Ages influenced from Middle Dutch, were it...
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Eurozine - The continental unconscious - Anders Kreuger  Mar 17, 2008 ... It is named after the not very prominent Ural Mountains in northern ... the repressed, which occasionally strikes back at the visible surface ... The streamlined grammar of the surviving Uralic languages would be a reminder of this invention. .... and NATO would stand by its new members in a situation of crisis.
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Free Flashcards about CITIES - StudyStack  PUNTARENAS & LIMON ARE COASTAL CITIES IN THIS COUNTRY WHOSE NAME INCLUDES THE SPANISH WORD FOR COAST, COSTA RICA. THE QUAD...
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Nahe (wine region) - Wikipedia  Nahe is a region (Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany, along the River Nahe in the state ... The Nahe wine region follows the path of the Nahe river in its northeasterly descent towards the Rhine. ... century and is now characterized by steep, terraced vineyards along the banks of the Nahe planted mostly with Riesling.
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All about Interlaken, the central town in the Jungfrau region  Interlaken's main street between the Ost and West train stations: the ... The town is located on the edge of 3 regions: the Jungfrau region, Lake Thun and Lake Brienz. ... If you want to see and do a lot during your stay, you can save traveling time ... you're probably better off in Interlaken than in a smaller mountain village with...
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Accident - <Wunderlust Logs>  Sep 21, 2003 ... Between the cites of Tumen and Ekaterinaburg lies a short stretch of road that ... It was either because it was a horrible place, or a place not to be ... Since I hadn't "high-sided" I knew that my only risk would come from .... Ilja and I proceeded quickly to the Lake Baikal region, a place Ilja ..... Message Board:
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West Germany - Wikipedia  West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the ... The Federal Republic of Germany claimed an exclusive mandate for all of Germany, considering .... Konrad Adenauer was 73 years old when he became chancellor, and for this reason he was initially reckoned as a caretaker.
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J! Archive - Show #5161, aired 2007-02-05  An archive of clues and players for Jeopardy! show #5161. ... ...in Geography, if you know that this country calls itself Republik Oesterreich...
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Hinterlands - definition of Hinterlands by The Free Dictionary  Define Hinterlands. ... Hinterlands pronunciation, Hinterlands translation, English dictionary definition of Hinterlands. n. ... Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country. ... [188590; < German: literally, hinder land, i.e., land behind] ... ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:.
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Ruhr - Wikipedia  The Ruhr or the Ruhr district, Ruhr region or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ... The Ruhr area has no administrative center; each city in the area has its own administration, .... Before the coal deposits along the Ruhr were exhausted, the mining industry moved northward to the...