adj · adv · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɪnlənd/
/-lænd/
Australian:/ˈɪnˌland/
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rhymes with -ɪnlənd
rhymes with -ɪnlænd
CMU ARPABET:IH1 N L AE2 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an inland town
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: coastal, seaside, inlying
2
adj
Meaning 2
Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
inland commerce
inland navigation
inland transportation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an inland bill of exchange
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Examples
inland bred
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adv
Meaning 5
Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The interior part of a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
situated away from an area's coast or border
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: coastal
8
adverb
Meaning 8
towards or into the interior of a region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the town is five miles inland
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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 (“inland”), Norwegian innland (“inland”). Compare also Dutch binnenland.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
вътрешен
(vǎtrešen)
— within the land
Czech:
vnitrozemský
— within the land
Finnish:
sisämaa-
— within the land
Finnish:
sisämaan
— within the land
German:
binnenländisch
— within the land
German:
Binnen-
— within the land
Ancient Greek:
μεσόγειος
(mesógeios)
— within the land
Latin:
mediterrāneus
— within the land
Polish:
śródziemny
— within the land
Ukrainian:
середзе́мний
(seredzémnyj)
— within the land
Czech:
vnitrozemský
— limited to the land
German:
binnenländisch
— limited to the land
German:
Binnen-
— limited to the land
Ukrainian:
назе́мний
(nazémnyj)
— limited to the land
Czech:
domácí
— confined to a country or state
German:
inländisch
— confined to a country or state
Tamil:
உள்நாட்டு
(uḷnāṭṭu)
— confined to a country or state
Ukrainian:
внутрішньодержа́вний
(vnutrišnʹoderžávnyj)
— confined to a country or state
Bulgarian:
навътре
(navǎtre)
— Translations
Finnish:
sisämaahan
— Translations
German:
landeinwärts
— Translations
Māori:
whakaroto
— Translations
Slovene:
notranji
— Translations
Slovene:
notranja
— Translations
Slovene:
notranje
— Translations
Bulgarian:
вътрешност
(vǎtrešnost)
— interior part of a country
Czech:
vnitrozemí
— interior part of a country
Finnish:
sisämaa
— interior part of a country
German:
Binnenland
— interior part of a country
Greek:
ενδοχώρα
(endochóra)
— interior part of a country
Ingrian:
maansyän
— interior part of a country
Italian:
entroterra
— interior part of a country
Tamil:
உள்நாடு
(uḷnāṭu)
— interior part of a country