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
Temperatures in the Inland Empire will range from the mid to high 80s, high 80s in San Bernardino and high 70s to low 80s in the inland Orange County area. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Nobody should be surprised at the premature arrival of grape harvest 2026, especially in the warmer inland areas. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
Situated off the southern shores of both Ukraine and Russia, the Sea of Azov is a shallow inland sea that sits to the northeast of the Crimean Peninsula. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Pick one challenging day in the Tramuntana mountains, then take time to enjoy the flatter inland roads, where Mallorca is especially fun to ride. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Adverb
Further inland, Domaine de Kalathas and Vaptistis Winery offer a more intimate expression of the island's revival. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 The dark layer above it is thin and faint, meaning the rains that followed were weak, probably due to a cooled Indian Ocean sending less moisture inland. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026 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

Rhymes for inland

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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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