inland
adjective · adverb · noun
Simple meaning
Within the land.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɪnlænd
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.
Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.
adverb
Towards or into the interior of a region
“The town is five miles inland.”
Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.
noun
The interior part of a country.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
Used this way, inland is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “The town is five miles inland.”adverb
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Compound terms
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A bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same country.
A naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska.
A board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes.
An arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- waterwaynoun
- freshwaternoun
- coastnoun
- precipitationnoun
- rainfallnoun
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