inland

About 6.64 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.

   an inland town

2. adjective Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.

   inland commerce

3. adjective Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.

   an inland bill of exchange

4. adjective Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital.

   inland bred

5. noun The interior part of a country.
6. adverb Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.

Similar words

landlocked midland upcountry interior hinterland backcountry home homeland domestically domestic

Often followed by

revenue from sea waters waterways and to water navigation

Word family

inlands