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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•te•ri•or /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- located within or inside;
inner:an interior view. - situated inland from the coast or border:the interior regions of Tanzania.
n. [countable] - the internal or inner part;
inside:the interior of a watermelon. - Architecturethe inside of a building, etc.:roomy interiors.
- the inland parts of a region, etc.:[usually singular* usually: the + ~]How far into the interior should we go?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•te•ri•or (in tēr′ē ər),USA pronunciation adj. - being within; inside of anything;
internal; inner; further toward a center:the interior rooms of a house. - of or pertaining to that which is within;
inside:an interior view. - situated well inland from the coast or border:the interior towns of a country.
- of or pertaining to the inland.
- Governmentdomestic:interior trade.
- private or hidden;
inner:interior negotiations of the council. - pertaining to the mind or soul;
mental or spiritual:the interior life. n. - the internal or inner part;
inside. - Architecture
- Architecturethe inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc.
- Architecturea single room or apartment so considered.
- a pictorial representation of the inside of a room.
- the inland parts of a region, country, etc.:the Alaskan interior.
- Governmentthe domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs:the Department of the Interior.
- the inner or inward nature or character of anything.
- Mathematicsthe largest open set contained in a given set, as the points in a circle not including the boundary.
- Latin, comparative adjective, adjectival equivalent. to inter- inward + -ior comparative suffix; see exterior
- 1480–90
in•te•ri•or•i•ty (in tēr′ē ôr′i tē, -or′-),USA pronunciation n. in•te′ri•or•ly, adv. - 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See inside.
- 1, 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exterior.
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