1
: of or relating to the interior of a country
2
chiefly British
: not foreign : domestic
: the interior part of a country
: 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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Laura Koval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Make your way to this inland market town filled with Moorish architectural influence, a bustling Friday market, and plenty of shops selling local jewelry and ceramics.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Von Wilpert has won in a suburban, north inland San Diego council district previously held by Republicans.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Brown bears live in coastal regions and eat seafood, while grizzlies live inland and don’t have seafood as part of their diets, according to Johnson.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
San Diego’s East County — Santee, Lakeside, Ramona, Alpine — and the inland corridor up Interstate 15 through Murrieta and Temecula are not coastal enclaves.
—Laura Koval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Make your way to this inland market town filled with Moorish architectural influence, a bustling Friday market, and plenty of shops selling local jewelry and ceramics.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
Plants not recommended for growing in our inland valleys often perform well in these areas, nevertheless.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Von Wilpert has won in a suburban, north inland San Diego council district previously held by Republicans.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
For the first-time ever, there were cleanups in all of the state’s 50 counties, as far inland as Lake Tahoe.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Brown bears live in coastal regions and eat seafood, while grizzlies live inland and don’t have seafood as part of their diets, according to Johnson.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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inland
1 of 3 adjective
in·land
ˈin-ˌland 
-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
noun
-ˌlan-dər
-lən-
inland
3 of 3 adverb
: into or toward the area away from a coast
traveled inland
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