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inland

inland

31 3.8
A place inside a country away from the coast
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪnˌlænd/
translation icon : interior
  • The inland town was known for its beautiful landscapes, far from the busy coastline.
  • inland fisheries
  • inland waters
  • inland area

So that you have your coastal cosmopolitans and you have your inland locals, you could say.

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Examples

  • In inland regions, the climate is often different from that of coastal areas, influencing local agriculture.

  • Salt, shells, shark teeth, and stingray spines traveled farther to inland communities hundreds of miles from the coast.

    Academic text (1991)
  • And, you know, we are speaking about the difference between the inland and the coast.

  • Fresh fish is available in inland cities as well as on the coast.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Inland areas will experience a late morning change...

  • We tend to stick more to the inland waterways.

  • Montreal is the world's largest inland seaport.

  • The Mojave Spaceport became the first inland launch site licensed by the FAA on June 17, 2004.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Situated halfway between Sydney and Melbourne, Wagga Wagga is the largest inland town in NSW.

    Academic text (2008)
  • There is also evidence of historic commercial overfishing in inland waters of North America (Humphries and Winemiller 2009).

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

interior
vsinland
4.0

In the land away from the coast

means located away from the coast or a country's border
upcountry
vsinland
  • UK
6.8

From the inland part of a country away from the coast and main cities

is about being located there rather than indicating origin or movement

Antonyms

129 2.4

Near the sea or ocean

Compounds

2 5.8

The former British government department that collected major direct taxes like income tax and corporation tax

1 5.5

A wide sea in southern Japan between the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu

inland bill
  • Specialized
8.6

A written document ordering payment within the same country

A protected water route along the coast of southeastern Alaska used by ships and boats

A sea between Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu in southern Japan with many small islands

How Far

central
993 1.0
inland
31 3.8
coastal
129 2.4
inshore
1 4.2

Surface Forms

inland positive

Morphology

inland = land (transparent) = in + land

The adjective meaning 'situated in the interior of the land' is directly interpretable from the compound 'in' + 'land'. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word inland comes from in- meaning 'inside' and land meaning 'land'. So an inland place is one that is 'inside' a country, away from the coast or the border.