inland

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.4 Adverb

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inland (comparative more inland, superlative most inland)

1. Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town.

   • This wide inland sea. Edmund Spenser.
   • From inland regions to the distant main. William Cowper.

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.

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inland (uncountable)

1. The interior part of a country. Shakespeare

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inland (comparative more inland, superlative most inland)

1. Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook.

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