inland

UK /ˈɪnlənd/ US /ˈɪnˌland/

adj 4noun 1adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

against, chronic, corresponding, developed, east, far, farther, live

VERB + INLAND

chosen, create, defend, drove, edge, lived, move, moves

INLAND + NOUN

brook, city, counties, hight, ones, ports, revenue, s

PREP.

from, in, in, into, than, towards

ADV.

further

Definitions

adj

Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.

an inland town

In this wide Inland ſea, that hight by name / The Idle lake, my wandring ſhip I row, […]

Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.

inland commerce

inland navigation

Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.

an inland bill of exchange

Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital.

inland bred

You touch'd my vein at first: the thorny point of bare distress hath ta'en from me the show of smooth civility; yet am I inland bred, and know some nurture.

noun

The interior part of a country.

a wall sufficient to defend Our inland from the pilfering borderers.

adv

Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.

The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

coastal

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

an inland town

Wiktionary

In this wide Inland ſea, that hight by name / The Idle lake, my wandring ſhip I row, […]

Wiktionary

So doth the greater glory dim the less: A substitute shines brightly as a king Unto the king be by, and then his state Empties itself, as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters.

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a wall sufficient to defend Our inland from the pilfering borderers.

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The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east.

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The inland taipan, a snake found in Australia, is the most venomous snake in the world.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, inland is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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