inland
in·land / ˈinˌland; -lənd/ • adj. situated in the interior of a country rather than on the coast: the deserts of inland Australia. ∎ chiefly Brit. carried on within the limits of a country; domestic: a network of waterways that allowed inland trade.• adv. in or toward the interior of a country: the path turned inland and met the road.• n. (the inland) the parts of a country remote from the sea or borders; the interior.DERIVATIVES: in·land·er n.
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