inland

[in-luhnd, in-land, -luhnd]

adjective

1. pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region.

   inland cities.

2. British.,  domestic or internal.

   inland revenue.

adverb

1. in or toward the interior of a country.

noun

1. the interior part of a country.

inland

adjective

1. of, concerning, or located in the interior of a country or region away from a sea or border

2. operating within a country or region; domestic; not foreign

noun

1. the interior of a country or region

adverb

1. towards or into the interior of a country or region

Other Word Forms

• inlander noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inland¹

before 950; Middle English, Old English; in- ¹, land

Example Sentences

These persistent instabilities can affect everything from uplift and erosion to inland volcanic patterns, even in regions considered geologically stable.

Read more on Science Daily

Behind a patch of sand is a forest of vegetation so thick and so tall that it obscures the inland.

Read more on Literature

They followed the snaky line of the River Thames inland from the North Sea, passing directly over London.

Read more on Literature

Coauthor Dr. Michael Stein suggests that mekosuchines may have lost much of their inland habitat as the region dried.

Read more on Science Daily

An Atlantic weather system coming into the cold air on Tuesday could bring some snow inland over Scotland and northern England.

Read more on BBC