inland

[in-luhnd, in-land, -luhnd]

adjective

1. pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region.

   inland cities.

2. British.,  domestic or internal.

   inland revenue.

adverb

1. in or toward the interior of a country.

noun

1. the interior part of a country.

inland

adjective

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

2. operating within a country or region; domestic; not foreign

noun

1. the interior of a country or region

adverb

1. towards or into the interior of a country or region

Other Word Forms

• inlander noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inland¹

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

Example Sentences

Flash flood warnings are in effect for much of Ventura County, parts of northern Santa Barbara County and inland Orange County, with residents in burn scars also warned to be prepared for debris flows.

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The growth in China’s luxury market is shifting inland, benefiting local and niche brands over traditional European luxury houses.

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The National Weather Service also issued a flood watch for burn scars in the San Bernardino County Mountains, Santa Ana Mountains and foothills and inland areas of Orange County from late Monday until Tuesday afternoon.

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A few blocks inland, the vibes are less pensive, more effusive at the Fleuria — Los Angeles’ first romance book truck.

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Five hundred miles inland, at the women’s Wuhan Open, conditions are just as challenging, with some players limping through the rounds on the verge of collapse.

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