■ adjective
1》 situated within or inside; inner.
↘( ~ to ) chiefly technical situated further in or within.
2》 inland: the ~ jungle regions.
3》 relating to a country's internal or domestic affairs.
■ noun
1》 the ~ part of something.
2》 ( the ~ ) the inland part of a country or region.
3》 ( the ~ ) the internal affairs of a country: the Minister of the Interior.
Derivatives
~ize or ~ise verb
~ly adverb
Origin
C15: from L., 'inner', compar. adjective from inter 'within'.