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inlander

[ in-luhn-der ]
/ ˈɪn lən dər /
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noun
a person living inland.
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Origin of inlander

First recorded in 1600–10; inland + -er1

Words nearby inlander

inlace, inlaid, inland, inland bill, Inland Empire, inlander, inland marine insurance, Inland Revenue, Inland Sea, in large measure, inlaut
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How to use inlander in a sentence

  • We then went to the Inlander, the landlord of which was a Fleming, and a Papist, but not the worst one.

    Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680|Jasper Danckaerts

  • Indeed, to an inlander, the Cape landscape is a constant mirage.

    Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau

  • He looked at the inlander coldly, but The Barbarian did not seem to notice.

    The Barbarians|John Sentry
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