adj · name · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/
General-American:/ɪnˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/
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rhymes with -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Within any limits, enclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the interior apartments of a house; the interior surface of a hollow ball
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the interior parts of a region or country
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 3
A town and village in South Dakota, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 4
A region of British Columbia, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: British Columbia Interior, BC Interior, B.C. Interior, B. C. Interior, Interior of British Columbia, Interior of BC, Interior of B.C., Interior of B. C.
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The gardens are just divine, but the interior of the house are even more splendid.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
The inside regions of a country, distanced from the borders or coasts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonyms: backcountry, upcountry, hinterland
Sir Richard Burton explored far into the African interior.