inland

1 of 3

adjective

in·​land ˈin-ˌland How to pronounce inland (audio)
-lənd
1
: of or relating to the interior of a country
2
chiefly British : not foreign : domestic

inland

2 of 3

noun

: the interior part of a country

inland

3 of 3

adverb

: into or toward the interior

Examples of inland in a Sentence

Adverb They traveled inland from the sea. They live inland about three miles.
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Adjective
With around 800 miles of rivers and canals, Burgundy has the largest network of inland waterways in France. Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025 Filled with maps and photos old and new, this book is for anyone headed to the great inland sea this summer. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Noun
Sanlúcar and Santa María are on the Atlantic Coast, and Jerez is half an hour inland. Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Collectively, the three storms could drop more than 1.5 inches of precipitation at the coast, twice as much inland, and 2 to 4 inches of snow above the 4,000-foot level, mostly on Thursday, when temperatures will be about 10 degrees below average throughout much of the region. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
Venture inland to visit the 12-treatment-room spa with Valmont treatments and the 18-hole Mont Choisy Le Golf course just 10 minutes away. Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 As ultra-luxury inventory thins along the coast, buyers are also pushing inland—toward areas like West Palm Beach and SoSo (South of Southern). Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for inland

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1573, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1600, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inland was in the 15th century

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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

inland

1 of 3 adjective
in·​land ˈin-ˌland How to pronounce inland (audio)
-lənd
: of or relating to the part of a country away from the coast or boundaries

inland

2 of 3 noun
: the part of a country away from the coast or boundaries : interior
inlander
-ˌlan-dər
-lən-
noun

inland

3 of 3 adverb
: into or toward the area away from a coast
traveled inland

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