adj.
- situated within or inside; inner.
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(interior to)
chiefly technical situated further in or within.
- inland:
the interior jungle regions.
- relating to a country's internal or domestic affairs.
n.
- the interior part of something.
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(the interior)
the inland part of a country or region.
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(the interior)
the internal affairs of a country:
the Minister of the Interior.
Derivative
- interiorize
or interiorise v. - interiorly adv.
Etymology
C15: from L., ‘inner’, compar. adj. from inter ‘within’.