inland

/ˈɪnlənd/

inland means within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.

inland is pronounced /ˈɪnlənd/.

Etymology

From Middle English inland, inlond, from Old English inland, equivalent to in- + land. Compare West Frisian ynlân (“inland”), German Inland (“inland”), Danish indland (“inland”), Swedish inland (“inland”), Norwegian innland (“inland”). Compare also Dutch binnenland.

adj

Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.“an inland town”
Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.“inland commerce”
Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.“an inland bill of exchange”
Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital.“inland bred”

adv

Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.“The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east.”

noun

The interior part of a country.“a wall sufficient to defend Our inland from the pilfering borderers.”