internaladjective
uk/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/us/ɪnˈtɝː.nəl/B2 existing or happening inside a person, object, organization, place, or country:
He sustained injuries to his arms, legs, and several internal organs.
The bank conducted its own internal investigation into the robbery.
The government warned its neighbours not to interfere in its internal affairs.
See also
interior
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- The police have disclosed that two officers are under internal investigation.
- The internal logic of her argument is undeniable.
- A series of internal struggles was the prologue to full-scale civil war.
- This memo is for internal consumption only.
- Temperature is an indication of an object's internal energy level.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
In & at
- at
- en-
- endogenous
- from within idiom
- in the depth(s) of somewhere idiom
- in-house
- indoor
- indoors
- inner
- inner circle
- innermost
- inside
- interior
- inward
- midst
- there
- therein
- track
- wherein
- within
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internally
adverb uk/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl.i/us/ɪnˈtɝː.nəl.i/
C1
This medicine is for external use only and should not be taken internally.