2026

Inland

//ˈɪnlənd//

Definitions

adjmore inland · most inland

1
Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
an inland town
Opposite
coastal seaside
2
Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.
inland commerce
3
Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.
an inland bill of exchange

nouninlands

1
The interior part of a country.
a wall sufficient to defend Our inland from the pilfering borderers.

advmore inland · most inland

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

Word Origin

From Middle English inland, inlond, from Old English inland, equivalent to in- + land. Compare West Frisian ynlân (“inland”), German Inland (“inland”), Danish indland (“inland”), Swedish inland (“inla...

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