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in·land
I. \ˈinˌland, -_lənd, -ˌlaa(ə)nd\ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from in + land — more at land
1. Old Eng & feudal law : the demesne land of the lord of a manor
2. : the interior part of a country or the part remote from the centers of population
< the far inland of Australia — T.C.Roughley >
II. adjective
1. chiefly Britain : confined to a country or state : not foreign : domestic, internal
< the consolidated foreign and inland debt — Statesman's Year Book >
< inland revenue >
2.
a. : of or relating to the inlands or interior parts of a country : lying in the interior : interior
< any college town, however inland and ivory-towered — Nell G. Ahern >
b. : being within the land : not bordering on the sea
< maritime and inland provinces >
3. : limited to the inland or interior or to inland routes
< inland transportation >
< inland commerce >
III. adverb
: into or toward the interior : away from the frontier : away from the coast
< live inland > |