English Explanatory Dictionary

interior

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Within any limits, enclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner.
  2. Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland.
noun
  1. The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.
  2. The inside regions of a country, distanced from the borders or coasts.
  3. The set of all interior points of a set.
name
  1. A town and village in South Dakota, United States.
  2. A region of British Columbia, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/ /ɪnˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/ En-us-interior.ogg

Word forms

interior interiour interiors

Etymology

From Latin interior (“inner, interior”).

Synonyms

backcountry upcountry hinterland British Columbia Interior BC Interior B.C. Interior B. C. Interior Interior of British Columbia Interior of BC Interior of B.C. Interior of B. C.

Antonyms

exterior

Derived words

interior angle interior crest interior decoration interior design interior designer interiority interiorization interiorize interiorly interior Mexican interior monologue interiorness interiorscape Central Interior Central Interior Cordillera Central Interior Plain Interior Alaskan wolf Interior Cordillera Interior Plain Northern Interior Northern Interior Cordillera Northern Interior Plain Southern Interior Southern Interior Cordillera Southern Interior Plain
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