Word Study
inland
CIDE DICTIONARY
inland, a.
- Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town. Spenser. [1913 Webster]"From inland regions to the distant main." [1913 Webster]
- Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; as, inland transportation, commerce, navigation, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as, an inland bill of exchange. See Exchange. [1913 Webster]
inland, n.
The interior part of a country. Shak. [1913 Webster]
inland, adv.
Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook. [1913 Webster]
"The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
inland, adj., n., & adv.
--adj.
1 situated in the interior of a country.
2 esp. Brit. carried on within the limits of a country; domestic (inland trade).
--n. the parts of a country remote from the sea or frontiers; the interior.
--adv. in or towards the interior of a country.
--adj.
1 situated in the interior of a country.
2 esp. Brit. carried on within the limits of a country; domestic (inland trade).
--n. the parts of a country remote from the sea or frontiers; the interior.
--adv. in or towards the interior of a country.
Idiom
inland duty a tax payable on inland trade. inland revenue Brit. revenue consisting of taxes and inland duties. Inland Revenue (in the UK) the government department responsible for assessing and collecting such taxes.
Derivative
inlander n. inlandish adj.
THESAURUS
inland
heartland, hinterland, home, inlands, inshore, interior, internal, intestine, inward, inwardly, inwards, mediterranean, midland, midlands, municipal, national, native, up-country, withinwardsROGET THESAURUS
inland
Interiority
N interiority, inside, interior, interspace, subsoil, substratum, intrados, contents, substance, pith, marrow, backbone, heart, bosom, breast, abdomen, vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap, penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses, cave, interior, internal, inner, inside, inward, intraregarding, inmost, innermost, deep seated, gut, intestine, intestinal, inland, subcutaneous, abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic, interstitial, inwrought, inclosed, home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular, endemic, internally, inwards, within, in, inly, here in, there in, where in, ab intra, withinside, in doors, within doors, at home, in the bosom of one's family.For further exploring for "inland" in Webster Dictionary Online