1. (a.) Within the land; remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town.

2. (a.) Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; as, inland transportation, commerce, navigation, etc.

3. (a.) Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as, an inland bill of exchange. See Exchange.

4. (n.) The interior part of a country.

5. (adv.) Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast.

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