Inland

//ˈɪnlənd// adj, adv, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.

    "an inland town"

  2. 2
    Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.

    "inland commerce"

  3. 3
    Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.

    "an inland bill of exchange"

  4. 4
    Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital. archaic

    "inland bred"

Adjective
  1. 1
    situated away from an area's coast or border wordnet
Adverb
  1. 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. 1
    towards or into the interior of a region wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The interior part of a country.

    "a wall sufficient to defend Our inland from the pilfering borderers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

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.

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