inland

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

1. Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
   an inland town
2. Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea
   inland commerce
   inland navigation
   inland transportation
3. Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.
   an inland bill of exchange

noun

1. The interior part of a country.

adv

1. Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.
   The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. 1836, Sharon Turner, The History of England[…]