INTERIOR


Meaning of INTERIOR in English

■ 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'.

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