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Examples of inter in a Sentence
a burial site where people have been interred for over a thousand years
the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery
Recent Examples of inter from the Web
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For decades, he was known only as Unknown X-9352 at a World War II American cemetery in Belgium where he was interred.
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For decades, he was known only as Unknown X-9352 at a World War II American cemetery in Belgium where he was interred.
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For decades, he was known only as Unknown X-9352 at a World War II American cemetery in Belgium where he was interred.
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They are interred in a small rural cemetery near their farming community.
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Archaeologists in 2013 determined at least 5,000 people were interred there, just 18 inches below the surface, Buckalew said.
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In contrast, the smaller, 78-acre Laurel Hill — with far fewer available burial sites and 75,000 bodies already interred — took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.
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Wyeth was likely interred in the burial grounds on 12th Street in Over-the-Rhine in 1829, and not moved when the cemetery was converted into Washington Park.
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The terracotta warriors were interred in the elaborate tomb of emperor Qin Shi Huang, who created the first unified Chinese empire in the 3rd century B.C. The clay army was intended to accompany the ruler into the afterlife.
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Origin and Etymology of inter
Middle English enteren, from Anglo-French enterrer, from Vulgar Latin *interrare, from in- + Latin terra earth — more at 1terrace
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Definition of inter-
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: between : among : in the midst
- intercrop
- interpenetrate
- interstellar
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: reciprocal
- interrelation
- intermarry
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: located between
- interstation
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: carried on between
- international
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: occurring between
- interborough
- interglacial
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: shared by, involving, or derived from two or more
- interfaith
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: between the limits of : within
- intertropical
8
: existing between
- intercommunal
- intercompany
INTER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of inter- for English Language Learners
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: between : among : together
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: involving two or more
INTER Defined for Kids
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Definition of inter- for Students
1
: between : among : together
- intermingle
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: mutual : mutually
- interrelation
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: located, occurring, or carried on between
- international
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