inland

Betekenis (English)

Adj

1. Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
2. Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea
3. Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.
4. Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital.

Noun

The interior part of a country.

Adv

Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.

Concepten

binnenlands

binnenste

intern

inwendig

binnenland

landwaarts

Synonyms

interior

internal

domestic

upcountry

inner

endogenous

inside

midland

inward

landlocked

onshore

out of town

provincial

uphill

upland

upstream

west

deep down

deep into

far inland

interiority

landside

regional

Middle Western

ben

continental interior

esoteric

freshwater fish

hinterland

in

indoor

intestine

intrinsic

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɪnlənd/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: inland

Inherited from Oudengels: inland

Cognate with Fries: ynlân

Cognate with Duits: Inland

Cognate with Deens: indland

Cognate with Zweeds: inland

Cognate with Noors: innland

Cognate with Nederlands: binnenland

In summary

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.