Standard Lemma guide

inland

adj · adv · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɪnlənd/
  • /-lænd/
  • Australian: /ˈɪnˌland/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
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