different between midland vs inland

English

Etymology

From Middle English mydlonde, equivalent to mid- +? land.

Noun

midland (plural midlands)

1. The region of a country not near the borders; the interior.
   • 2007, Kye-hy?ng Pak, A Life (?ISBN), page 166:

     The City of Daejeon: the capital of Choongnam Province in the midland of Korea, now it is expanded to be a Metropolitan City.

Adjective

midland (not comparable)

1. Resembling or relating to the interior region of a country.

Usage notes

• There are several towns (and regions of the United States and United Kingdom) named Midland or Midlands.

English

Etymology

From Middle English inland, inlond, from Old English inland, equivalent to in- +? land. Compare West Frisian ynlân (“inland”), German Inland (“inland”), Danish indland (“inland”), Swedish inland (“inland”), Norwegian innland (“inland”). Compare also Dutch binnenland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nl?nd/

Adjective

inland (comparative more inland, superlative most inland)

1. Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
2. Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea

3. Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign.

Translations

Noun

inland (plural inlands)

1. The interior part of a country.

Derived terms

• inlander
• inlandish

Translations

Adverb

inland (comparative more inland, superlative most inland)

1. Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.

   • The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. Sharon Turner.

Translations

Anagrams

• Landin, Niland, landin'