What does "inland" mean?
The interior part of a country.
Inland
/ˈɪnlənd/ adj, adv, noun
adj, adv, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The interior part of a country.
- Grammar: inland is listed as adj, adv, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: catalan interior, central, continental, continental climate.
- Useful contrasts: adriatic, aleutian, atlantic.
- Usage evidence: The inland taipan, a snake found in Australia, is the most venomous snake in the world.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The interior part of a country.
"a wall sufficient to defend Our inland from the pilfering borderers."
Adjective
- 1 Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
"an inland town"
- 2 Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.
"inland commerce"
- 3 Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.
"an inland bill of exchange"
- 4 Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital. archaic
"inland bred"
Adjective
- 1 situated away from an area's coast or border wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.
"The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east."
Adverb
- 1 towards or into the interior of a region wordnet
Synonyms
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Example
"The inland taipan, a snake found in Australia, is the most venomous snake in the world."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "inland"?
Common synonyms include: catalan interior, central, continental, continental climate, continental crust, domestic.
How do you use "inland" in a sentence?
The inland taipan, a snake found in Australia, is the most venomous snake in the world.
How do you pronounce "inland"?
Pronounced /ˈɪnlənd/.
Etymology
From Middle English inland, inlond, from Old English inland, equivalent to in- + land. Compare West Frisian ynlân (“inland”), German Inland (“inland”), Danish indland (“inland”), Swedish inland (“inland”), Norwegian innland (“inland”). Compare also Dutch binnenland.