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A.Word.A.Day--hinterland hinterland (HIN-tuhr-land) noun 1. An area behind the coastal region. 2. The remote part of a region, away from the cultural influence of a city; back country. [From German hinterland, from hinter (hinder) + land (land).] "Though some Singapore developers are making money in China's real estate market, Singapore can't rely on a vast Chinese hinterland for future markets and growth." Philip Segal & Richard Borsuk; Hong Kong Solutions; Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong); Mar 20, 2003. "Wireless is making a difference in the hinterland, too. Paul Baran moved to Kaslo, B.C., in the Kootenay Mountains in 1999 after 20 years working as a journalist in Hong Kong. Until recently, Baran, 53, had to make do with telephone Internet access because no high-speed service was available." Michael Snider; The Wonders of WI-FI; Maclean's (Toronto, Canada); Mar 17, 2003. This week's theme: words derived from many different languages. X-Bonus Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. -Hanlon's Razor

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