inland
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lənd; 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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| inland | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, concerning, or located in the interior of a country or region away from a sea or border |
| 2. | chiefly (Brit) operating within a country or region; domestic; not foreign |
| —n | |
| 3. | the interior of a country or region |
| —adv | |
| 4. | towards or into the interior of a country or region |
| 'inlander | |
| —n | |
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Inland
is always a great word to know.
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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.
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Example sentences
The waves had swept away restaurants and bars lining the beach, as well as homes and cars-and people-hundreds of yards inland.
Manufacturing is beginning to move inland to areas where labour is more plentiful and cheaper.
The farther inland you live, the stronger this continental influence.
The land is not good for farming, fishing brings little reward and local factories prefer to hire cheaper labour from far inland.
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