INLAND

inland

Noun

  1. The interior part of a country. Shakespeare

Adjective

  1. Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town.
    • This wide inland sea. ''''.
    • From inland regions to the distant main. ''''.
  2. 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.
  3. Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as, an inland bill of exchange.

Adverb

  1. Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook.
    • The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. ''''.


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