inland

[adjective in-luh nd; adverb, noun in-land, -luh nd]

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adjective

pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region: inland cities.

British. domestic or internal: inland revenue.

adverb

in or toward the interior of a country.

noun

the interior part of a country.

Origin of inland

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

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Related Words for inland

boondocks, central, hinterland, inward, provincial, heartland, midland, upcountry

Examples from the Web for inland

Contemporary Examples of inland

Now dense settlements crowd coastlines, and inland areas are no longer empty.
Mark Hertsgaard Analyzes the Psychology of Climate-Change Activism
Mark Hertsgaard
July 14, 2013
MacKay also had been a bagpiper and the sergeant-at-arms of the Inland Empire Emerald Society.
Det. Jeremiah MacKay: Proud New Father Killed in Christopher Dorner Shootout
Michael Daly
February 14, 2013
Hurricanes can cause damage to property in a few ways: storm surges and flooding, wind, and inland flooding.
How Much Will Sandy Cost? Ask the Insurers
Matthew Zeitlin
October 31, 2012
The epicenter was inland, just 60 kilometers southwest of the Fukushima plant.
New Earthquake Could Hit Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant: Study
Samar Halarnkar
February 18, 2012

Historical Examples of inland

Our rookery was in the middle swamp a day inland from Talimeco, safe and secret.
The Trail Book
Mary Austin
In winter it was an inland sea and in summer a noxious swamp.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook
He may have been forty years old, and he was a great voyager on the inland sea.
The Mirror of the Sea
Joseph Conrad
Three mornings later he brought an inland letter from Stephen.
A Pair of Blue Eyes
Thomas Hardy
Then, climbing down, she reached the lower ground and struck off inland.
The Beach of Dreams
H. De Vere Stacpoole

British Dictionary definitions for inland

inland

adjective (ˈɪnlənd)

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

mainly British operating within a country or region; domestic; not foreign

noun (ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd)

the interior of a country or region

adverb (ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd)

towards or into the interior of a country or region

Derived Formsinlander, noun

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Word Origin and History for inland

adj.

Old English inn lond "land around the mansion of an estate," from in + land (n.). Meaning "interior parts of a country, remote from the sea or borders" is from 1570s. As an adjective, "of or pertaining to interior parts of a country," from 1550s.