1
: of or relating to the interior of a country
2
chiefly British
: not foreign : domestic
: the interior part of a country
: 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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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
Here's how to spend a weekend exploring Florida’s oldest inland town.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
For investors willing to move into China’s inland, where government incentives and support abound stemming from China’s new energy law, there are new potentially lucrative markets.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
The park’s main highlight is its 3.2 miles of pristine beach, but its borders also extend inland with 2,400 acres of backcountry wilderness perfect for hiking and biking.
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Adjective
These massive reptiles, known for dominating the prehistoric skies, also left footprints in both coastal and inland sediments across the globe.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
Here's how to spend a weekend exploring Florida’s oldest inland town.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
Many recipes are traditional regional dishes (some from the coast, the majority inland), like malloreddus, a fresh durum wheat pasta with sausage ragù, generously seasoned with chile, saffron, and bay leaves.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
For investors willing to move into China’s inland, where government incentives and support abound stemming from China’s new energy law, there are new potentially lucrative markets.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Adverb
Nearly 10 years after SpaceX began operating in a small community in Cameron County just a few miles inland of the Gulf Coast, employees who live there and other residents will vote to incorporate their Starbase community as Texas’ newest city.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
The park’s main highlight is its 3.2 miles of pristine beach, but its borders also extend inland with 2,400 acres of backcountry wilderness perfect for hiking and biking.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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inland
1 of 3 adjective
in·land
ˈin-ˌland 
-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
noun
-ˌlan-dər
-lən-
inland
3 of 3 adverb
: into or toward the area away from a coast
traveled inland
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