pronunciation note: The adverb is pronounced (ɪnlænd). The adjective is pronounced (ɪnlænd).
1. adverb [beADVERB, ADVERB after verb]
If something is situated inland, it is away from the coast, towards or near the middle of a country. If you go inland, you go away from the coast, towards the middle of a country.
The vast majority live further inland.
It's about 15 minutes' drive inland from Cannes.
The car turned away from the coast and headed inland.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Inland areas, lakes, and places are not on the coast, but in or near the middle of a country.
...a rather quiet inland town.
Synonyms: interior, internal, upcountry More Synonyms of inland
inland in British English
adjective (ˈɪnlənd)
1.
of, concerning, or located in the interior of a country or region away from a sea or border
2. mainly British
operating within a country or region; domestic; not foreign
noun (ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd)
3.
the interior of a country or region
adverb (ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd)
4.
towards or into the interior of a country or region
Derived forms
inlander (ˈinlander)
noun
inland in American English
(ˈɪnlənd; for n. & adv., ˈɪnˌlænd; ˈɪnlənd)
adjective
1.
of, located in, or confined to the interior of a country or region; away from the coast or border
2. British
carried on or operating within a country; domestic
noun
3.
the interior of a country or region; inland areas
adverb
4.
into or toward the interior; away from the coast or border
Word origin
in-1 + land
Examples of 'inland' in a sentence
inland
It was designed specifically to move inland if required.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
While Firefly is only just inland, it delivers on the food front.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Residents of trailer parks, beach dwellings, barrier islands and coastal surge areas were warned to move inland.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Various inland villages and towns are also worth exploring.
Brines, Callum Collins Traveller - The Algarve (1993)
They feed less on the beach than on fields just inland.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Some of these invaders will probably move inland to reservoirs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Others reach the open sea only to turn back inland.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Thousands died and ships were marooned two miles inland.
The Sun (2011)
Much of the countryside looked like an inland sea.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
American warnings had been broadcast to the local population to move inland to avoid the bombardment.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
Before turning inland we passed pink flamingos stalking the salty shallows.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
Only half a mile inland you can be in the middle of nowhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
After the beach you cut inland and go through woodland.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
From there we wound further inland.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Although this system of regulation can be adopted for inland regions it is along coastal fringes that it has been most widely applied.
Cloke, Paul J (ed) Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989)
Instead the sea will be allowed to flood it and defences constructed further inland to try to protect the rest of the site.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The cliffs just inland from here were the site of some of the strongest German defences.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Herring gulls are also nowadays frequent dwellers in inland towns, nesting on the top of tall buildings.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Herring gull chicks can now be seen on rooftops in towns - inland towns as well as seaside towns.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A vast inland sea once covered the region that over the years has yielded fossils including those of dinosaurs.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I live a little inland from the beach, across the railway line and through the forest.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
DOWNSIDE Most of the best areas to live are just inland.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is a 45-minute drive inland from Malaga.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Once they have been out at sea for a while and it is time to head inland, they are decidedly picky about a river's condition.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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In other languages
inland
British English: inland ADVERB
If something is situated inland, it is away from the coast, towards or near the middle of a country.
The vast majority live further inland.
American English: inland
Brazilian Portuguese: para o interior
Chinese: 在内地 或内陆
European Spanish: tierra adentro
French: à l'intérieur
German: landeinwärts
Italian: nell'entroterra
Japanese: 内陸に
Korean: 내륙에
European Portuguese: para o interior
Latin American Spanish: tierra adentro
British English: inland ADJECTIVE
Inland areas, lakes, and places are not on the coast, but in or near the middle of a country.
...a rather quiet inland town.
American English: inland
Brazilian Portuguese: interior
Chinese: 内陆的
European Spanish: del interior
French: intérieur
German: Binnen-
Italian: dell'entroterra
Japanese: 内陸の
Korean: 내륙의
European Portuguese: interior
Latin American Spanish: del interior
All related terms of 'inland'
inland bill
a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same country
Inland Sea
a sea in SW Japan , between the islands of Honshu , Shikoku , and Kyushu
Inland Passage
→ Inside Passage
Inland Revenue
In Britain, the Inland Revenue was the government authority which collected income tax and some other taxes.
Inland Revenue stamp
a certificate issued by the Inland Revenue to acknowledge payment of tax
Inland Revenue Service
In the United States , the Inland Revenue Service is the government authority which collects taxes . The abbreviation → IRS is often used.
the Inland Revenue Service
(in the US) a government board that administers and collects major direct taxes
Chinese translation of 'inland'
inland
(adjˈɪnlənd; advɪnˈlænd)
adj
[lake, sea, waterway]内(內)陆(陸)的 (nèilù de)
adv
[travel, live]在内(內)陆(陸) (zài nèilù)
(adjective)
Definition
of or in the interior of a country or region, away from a sea or border
a quiet inland town
Synonyms
interior
He turned on the interior light and examined the map.
internal
Some of the internal walls are made of plasterboard.
upcountry
Additional synonyms
in the sense of internal
Definition
of, situated on, or suitable for the inside
Some of the internal walls are made of plasterboard.