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  1. hinterlands

    Hinterland is a German word meaning "the land behind" (a city, a port, or similar). Its use in English was first documented by the geographer George Chisholm in his Handbook of Commercial Geography (1888). Originally the term was associated with the area of a port in which materials for export and import are stored and shipped. Subsequently, the use of the word expanded to include any area under the influence of a particular human settlement.

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  1. Hinterlands

    "Hinterlands" is a science fiction short story written by William Gibson in 1981 and published in his short fiction collection Burning Chrome in 1986. The story is a fable about the 'cargo cult' mentality. "Hinterlands" explores the consequences for cultures and civilisations when confronted with artifacts - from an unknown but likely superior source - that are dangerous but nonetheless valuable. The word "Hinterland" comes from the German and means a remote or less developed area behind something more central or developed, for example the land behind a coast, a harbour or a city.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hinterlands in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hinterlands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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  1. Steve Lambeth:

    This notion that what qualifies you as a Washington outsider is marching from the hinterlands.

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