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Inland

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in⋅land

  [adj. in-luhnd; adv., n. 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
3. in or toward the interior of a country.
–noun
4. the interior part of a country.
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Origin:
bef. 950; ME, OE; see in- 1 , land
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in·land   (ĭn'lənd)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or located in the interior part of a country or region: inland freshwater lakes and ponds.

  2. Chiefly British Operating or applying within the borders of a country or region; domestic: inland tariffs.

adv.  In, toward, or into the interior of a country or region.
n.   (-lānd', -lənd)
The interior of a country or region.
in'land'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

inland 
O.E. inn lond "land around the mansion of an estate," from in + land. Meaning "interior parts of a country, remote from the sea or borders" is from 1557.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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