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[ adjective in-luhnd; adverb, noun in-land, -luhnd ] / adjective ˈɪn lənd; adverb, noun ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inland ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region: inland cities. British. domestic or internal: inland revenue. adverbin or toward the interior of a country. nounthe interior part of a country. Origin of inlandbefore 950; Middle English, Old English; see in-1, land Words nearby inlandinky cap, inky smudge, INLA, inlace, inlaid, inland, inland bill, Inland Empire, inlander, inland marine insurance, Inland Revenue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inlandNow 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|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST
The deputy postmaster general took a serious view of the effect of the proposed relinquishment of the inland postage. The History of the Post Office in British North America|William Smith In M. de Mortillet's opinion, navigation, both marine and inland, was in actual existence during the polished-stone epoch. Primitive Man|Louis Figuier Specimens from the northwest coast of Wales are said to be larger than those from inland localities. The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South No one but an inland child could, perhaps, have come to the sea with such a passion of discovery. Old and New Masters|Robert Lynd Too much had not been promised us in this special voyage through the Inland Sea. Due West|Maturin Murray Ballou
British Dictionary definitions for 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 forms of inlandinlander, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inlandboondocks, central, hinterland, inward, provincial, back-country, heartland, midland, upcountry |