Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region: inland cities.
- British. domestic or internal: inland revenue.
adverb
- in or toward the interior of a country.
noun
- the interior part of a country.
adjective (ˈɪnlənd)
- of, concerning, or located in the interior of a country or region away from a sea or border
- mainly British operating within a country or region; domestic; not foreign
noun (ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd)
- the interior of a country or region
adverb (ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd)
- towards or into the interior of a country or region
Old English inn lond “land around the mansion of an estate,” from in + land (n.). Meaning “interior parts of a country, remote from the sea or borders” is from 1570s. As an adjective, “of or pertaining to interior parts of a country,” from 1550s.