Inland

See also: inland

German

Etymology

19th century, from in- +‎ Land, a back-formation from Ausland as well as from older Inländer, inländisch (themselves backformations from Ausländer, ausländisch).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌlant/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Noun

Inland n (strong, genitive Inlandes or Inlands, no plural)

  1. homeland, domestic territory (as opposed to a foreign country)
    Antonym: Ausland
  2. (rare) inland (areas more or less remote from a border, especially from the coast)
    Synonym: (usual term) Binnenland

Declension
Declension of Inland [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Inland
genitive eines des Inlandes, Inlands
dative einem dem Inland, Inlande1
accusative ein das Inland

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Inland” in Duden online
  • “Inland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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