释义 |
inlander|ˈɪnləndə(r)| [f. as prec. + -er1.] One who dwells in the interior of a country; an inland inhabitant.
1610Holland Camden's Brit. i. 794 They..attempt to possesse themselves of..the utmost part of the land from out of the Inlanders hands. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. vi. i. 274 The same name [Aborigines] is also given unto the Inlanders or Midland inhabitants of this Island by Cæsar. 1843Standing Rules (Hudson's Bay Co.) Index, Rations and regales to Inlanders, Scale of. 1867Atwater Logic 174 If an inlander coming to the sea, observed the phenomenon of the tide. 1933[see binghi, Binghi]. 1934A. Russell Tramp-Royal in Wild Austral. iii. 33 The amazing feat accomplished by a young inlander. 1935A. R. Evans Reindeer Trek 179 He had rushed terrified from the spot to tell a tribe of passing Inlanders. 1944F. Clune Red Heart 61 Andrew Hume begged his parents to allow him to accompany the famous German inlander. Ibid. 72 Several inlanders and explorers had a go. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 3/3 Hannah Bearskin's parents are Inlanders. |