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Inland

Definition: Inland

Inland

Adjective

1. Situated away from an area's coast or border.

Adverb

1. Towards or into the interior of a region; "the town is five miles inland".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "inland" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Inland

DomainDefinition

Geography

The interior of a country or region. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Inland

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
INDRISEnglishInland Navigation Demonstrator for River Information ServicesN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Antonym: coastal (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Inland

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Interiority

Adjective: interior, internal; inner, inside, inward, intraregarding; inmost, innermost; deep seated, gut; intestine, intestinal; inland; subcutaneous; abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic;Adjective: interior, internal; inner, inside, inward, intraregarding; inmost, innermost; deep seated, gut; intestine, intestinal; inland; subcutaneous; abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic; interstitial; (interjacent); inwrought; (intrinsic); inclosed; Verb:

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Inland

English words defined with "inland": anhingaCaspian, Caspian Sea, Charadriiformes, Charadrius vociferusdarterelegant Habenariaforeign billGabert, GruiformesHabenaria elegans, Himantopus stilt, Hudson BayInlandish, Interior screw, Internal gearkildeer, killdeer, killdeer ploverlonglegsMarmara, Marmora, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterraneousorder Charadriiformes, order GruiformesSea of Marmara, Sea of Marmora, seaward, Shikoku, snakebird, sport, stilt, stilt plover, stiltbird, Strasbourg, Strassburgthalassicwherry. (references)
Specialty definitions using "inland": Antipatrisbarge captain, beach mining, Bridge Point, brine lakeCANAL-EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, Carfloat, categories of navigable inland waterways, Container on FlatcarDIALYANTHERA OTOBA, dry portEuropean Federation for Inland Water Transport, Export saleFree on Boardgoods in transit by inland waterways throughouthazardous goods by inland waterwaysIconium, Inland Carrier, Inland freshwater wetlands, Inland Navigation, Inland Navigation Europe, inland waterways passenger disembarked, inland waterways passenger embarked, IPILandbridge, landing area, LAWYER, ADMIRALTY, Lighter Aboard Ship, limnic, limnic coal basinmajor water terminal, MASTER, PASSENGER BARGE, MicrobridgeNeapolisplace of embarkment on an inland waterways transport vessel, place of embarkment on an IWT vessel, place of loading on inland waterways transport vessel, place of loading on IWT vessel, Pushed-towed barge, pushed-towed tanker bargequalifying policy, Queen's PipeRail Waybill, Reverse IPI, River Flowing from the Ocean Inland, Road WaybillSABAL ALLENII, salt lake, seagoing vessels, Self-propelled barge, snag boat, subduction zonetotal surface areaurban inland waterways transport, urban IWTVariable Cost. (references)
Etymologies containing "inland": Inlandish. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Inland" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (home, inland), Swedish (inland, Midland).

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Modern Usage: Inland

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Inland Seaport (1953)

The Inland Sea (1991)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Inland

DomainTitle

References

  • Inland Resources Inc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Elsie's Journey on Inland Waters (reference)

  • Forest Dreams, Forest Nightmares: The Paradox of Old Growth in the Inland West (reference)

  • Hudson Taylor: Founder, China Inland Mission (Heroes of the Faith) (reference)

  • Inland Fishes of California (reference)

  • Kayaking Puget Sound, the San Juans, and Gulf Islands: 50 Trips on the Northwest's Inland Waters (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Inland

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Photo Album: Inland

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Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Deposited sand on inland side of cut through Washburn Island. Following passage of Hurricane Bob on August 19. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Plate 211. The Inland Alewife or Skipjack. Clupea chrysochloris (Raf.), J. & G. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Research Vessel HIODON. This vessel was used in inland studies of freshwater reservoirs, in particular Oahe Reservoir on the Missouri River. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Wadi Rum in Jordan, only about 50 miles inland. Reminiscent of the American Southwest. Credit: Small World.

Ranchers in the Salmon Model Watershed are taking a pro-active stance to save the longest inland salmon runs in the world. Their actions will help restore the Lemhi River, shown, to its former status as prime salmon habitat. Credit: Joel McNee.

Inland saltgrass basin wildrye Satus Creek near Yakima Reservoir. Credit: Unknown.

Working with Inland Northwest Wildlife Council to plant trees at Lakeview Ranch, Lincoln County, Washington. Credit: Todd Thompson.

East elevation; section. Measured drawing delineated by Judith E. Collins, 1989. (Reproduction Number: HABS, NC-357, sheet 2 of 13) Since December 1870 this black-and-white-striped lighthouse has been helping mariners make their way through the Diamond Shoals off the North Carolina coast. At 208 feet, it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States. In 1999, the National Park Service moved the lighthouse 2,900 feet inland to a new site in an effort to keep it from toppling into the Atlantic Ocean. The controversial relocation project took twenty-three days to execute. The light was reactivated on November 13, 1999. Credit: Library of Congress.

"Providing ammunition to keep the big guns of the heavy cruiser USS Boston on the line is almost a daily task for the fast combat support ships like USS Sacramento. The Seventh Fleet cruiser keeps a vigil close offshore, to provide heavy gunfire in support of Marine operations inland. When not assisting the Marines with her eight and five-inch guns, Boston patrols on Sea Dragon destroying military targets along the coast of North Vietnam." (quoted from the original photo caption). Photographed by Chief Journalist Robert D. Moeser, USN. Photo is dated 25 June 1967. This image, taken from above Boston's port bow, shows her forward triple 8"/55 gun turrets, with eight-inch powder tanks and projectiles on deck nearby. Sacramento (AOE-1) is steaming alongside. Credit: NAVY.

Burning oil tanks on Sand Island, Midway, following the Japanese air attack delivered on the morning of 4 June 1942. These tanks were located near what was then the southern shore of Sand Island. This view looks inland from the vicinity of the beach. Three Laysan Albatross ("Gooney Bird") chicks are visible in the foreground. Credit: NAVY.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Inland
 

"Pier" by Jamie Harris
Commentary: "The Inland Waterway, NC."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Historic Usage: Inland

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

And the same measure may be allowed still without prejudice to any body, as full as the world seems: for supposing a man, or family, in the state they were at first peopling of the world by the children of Adam, or Noah; let him plant in some inland, vacant places of America, we shall find that the possessions he could make himself, upon the measures we have given, would not be very large, nor, even to this day, prejudice the rest of mankind, or give them reason to complain, or think themselves injured by this man's incroachment, though the race of men have now spread themselves to all the corners of the world, and do infinitely exceed the small number was at the beginning. (Second Treatise of Government)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Convention of December 21, 1904, regarding the exemption of hospital ships from dues and charges in ports (14) Convention of February 4, 1898, regarding the tonnage measurement of vessels for inland navigation. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Inland

TitleAuthorQuote

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

I see far inland the banks which the stream anciently washed, before science began to record its freshets

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Inland

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Coastal tick populations thrive in areas of high rainfall, but ticks are also found at inland locations. (references)

EEE virus is an alphavirus that was first identified in the 1930's and currently occurs in focal locations along the eastern seaboard, the Gulf Coast and some inland Midwestern locations of the United States. (references)

Business

The major ports will be equipped with integrated inland transportation systems. (references)

This is particularly true of small, inland river ports along the Yangtze River. (references)

The rest is allocated for development of inland waterways and training of maritime professionals. (references)

Economic History

Somalia

Italian occupation gradually extended inland. (references)

Norway

Climate: Temperate along the coast, colder inland. (references)

Kenya

White oils are transported inland mainly by pipeline. (references)

Human Rights

Tonga

The court system consists of the Supreme Court (which has original jurisdiction over all major cases), the police magistrates' courts, a general court, a court martial for the TDS, a court tribunal for the police force, and a court of review for the Inland Revenue Department. (references)

China

In the cases of families that already have two children, one of the parents "is encouraged to undergo sterilization." According to a credible report, the number of couples undergoing sterilization procedures after giving birth to two children increased significantly in at least one inland province. (references)

Minorities

Kenya

Members of the coastal Bajuni, Mijikenda, and Digo communities accused the Government of denying them their rights to land, and of favoring members of inland "up-country" ethnic groups, who migrated to the coast largely during the period when Kenyatta was president. (references)

Political Economy

NETHERLANDS

It is noted for stable industrial relations; a large current account surplus from trade and overseas investments; net exports of natural gas; and a unique position as a European transportation hub with excellent ports, and air, road, rail, and inland waterway transport. (references)

BRAZIL

The Brazilian Congress approved five constitutional amendments in 1995 that eliminated the constitutional distinction between national and foreign capital; opened the state telecommunications, petroleum and natural gas distribution monopolies to private (including foreign) participation; and permitted foreign participation in coastal and inland shipping. (references)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

This, together with additional revenues from the sale of offshore leases and tighter controls on spending, has contributed to slight fiscal surpluses since 1995. Simplification of the personal income tax regime in 1997, by eliminating many deductions in favor of a set standard deduction, and restructuring of the Board of Inland Revenue were designed to further boost revenue collection. (references)

Trade

Bulgaria

Plovdiv, the only inland free zone, is the most profitable, with 24 investment projects. (references)

Australia

The 1989 amendment also increases the amount of inland freight that can be included in the dutiable value of the goods. (references)

Norway

Quality assurance is paramount for all equipment destined for the Norwegian offshore market, and is generally preferred in the inland market. (references)

Travel

Kenya

Inland passenger and freight are conveyed by the road and rail network. (references)

Greece

Greek inland surface transportation is via a road and railroad network. (references)

Israel

Israel also has advanced inland and international transportation facilities. (references)

Worker Rights

United Kingdom

The Board of Inland Revenue examined over 5,000 cases in the 8 months leading up to November and recovered $2.9 million (2 million pounds) for 5,478 underpaid employees nationwide. (references)

Indonesia

Most children work on jermals recruited from farming communities in inland regions and once they arrive at the work site, miles offshore, they are held as virtual prisoners and are not permitted to leave for at least 3 months or until a replacement worker can be found. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Inland

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Since your last session the Northern tribes have sold to us the lands between the Connecticut Reserve and the former Indian boundary and those on the Ohio from the same boundary to the rapids and for a considerable depth inland.

James Monroe

1817-1825The regular force amounts nearly to the number required by law, and is stationed along the Atlantic and inland frontiers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Inland

"Inland" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 74.29% of the time. "Inland" is used about 1,538 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)74.29%1,1436,703
Adverb (general)25.71%39614,082
                    Total100.00%1,538N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Inland

CountryName
USA

Inland Resources Inc

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Inland


1. Inland, NE
Zip Code(s): 68954
Country: USA

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Expression: Inland

Expressions using "inland": categories of navigable inland waterways European Federation for Inland Water Transport goods in transit by inland waterways throughout hazardous goods by inland waterways inland bill inland climate inland ice inland navigation Inland Navigation Europe inland postage inland produce inland revenue inland sea inland trade inland waterways passenger disembarked inland waterways passenger embarked inland waterways transport enterprise turnover inland waterways transport enterprise value added inland waterways transport vessel navigable inland waterway regularly used for transport place of embarkment on an inland waterways transport vessel place of loading on inland waterways transport vessel urban inland waterways transport. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "inland": fished-inland.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Inland

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

inland revenue

1,255

bulletin daily empire inland

27

bulletin daily inland valley

233

inland marine

26

inland

165

inland taipan

26

temple inland

140

inland empire job

26

inland revenue uk

128

evil inland

26

inland empire

117

bulletin daily inland

24

department fisheries game inland virginia

87

inland waterway

22

fisheries inland maine wildlife

70

center inland regional

22

home inland

56

inland new revenue zealand

22

department fisheries inland maine wildlife

51

inland empire real estate

21

credit inland revenue tax

48

ispat inland

21

66ers empire inland

47

authority inland revenue singapore

21

michigan inland lake

43

hospital inland

20

empire inland newspaper

37

empire health inland plan

19

inland steel

36

inland kenworth

19

fisheries game inland virginia

34

inland empire new home

19

inland real estate

34

bulletin inland valley

18

inland container

32

hospital inland valley

18

fisheries inland maine

31

inland motor

18

center inland mall

30

department fisheries inland maine

18
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Inland

Language Translations for "inland"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i brendshëm (domestic, esoteric, immanent, indoor, inlying, inner, inside, interior, internal, intestine, intimate, intramural, intrinsic, inward, Midland, seamy), në brendësi (in private, interior), brenda (in, in doors, inboard, indoors, inside, inside of, into, inwardly, within). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏في الداخل (in, indoors, inside, into, therein), ‏نحو الداخل (inside, inward), ‏وطني (country, domestic, national, nationalist, nationalistic, native, patriotic, patriotically), ‏داخلية البلاد (interior), ‏داخلي (domestic, female, in, indoor, inner, inside, interior, internal, intestine, inward, parietal, residential), ‏داخل البلاد. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

вътрешност (core, inside, interior, lining), вътрешен (domestic, endo-, home, in, indoor, inner, inside, interior, internal, intimate, intrinsic, inward, mediterranean, mental), отдалечен (back, distant, far, far off, faraway, off, out, out of the way, outlandish, outlying, remote, removed, ulterior, unget-at-able). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

內陸 (interior), 內地 (interior), 内地. (various references)

   

Czech

  

vnitrozemský (landlocked, mediterranean), vnitrozemí (up country), vnitřní (domestic, inner, interior, internal, intrinsic, intrinsical, inward, male), tuzemský (domestic, homegrown), domácí (brownie, domestic, domiciliary, home, homegrown, homelike, homemade, home-made, indoor, internal, native, tame, vernacular). (various references)

   

Danish

  

indland. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

binnenland. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

داخله , درون مرزی , درون کشور. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sisämaassa, sisämaahan (up country), kotimaan . (domestic, home). (various references)

   

French

  

intérieur (indoor, inner, inside, interior, internal, inward). (various references)

   

German

  

inland (home). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ενδοχώρα (hinterland). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

פנים הארץ (hinterland). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

hazai (domestic, home, home grown, home-made, indigenous, national, vernacular). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

pedalaman (back country, hinterland, interior). (various references)

   

Italian

  

interno (extension, home, indoor, in-house, inner, inside, interior, intern, internal, inward, iternal, lining, Midland, resident, residential). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

内陸 , 内地 (homeland, interior of country, mainland). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ないりく, ないち (homeland, interior of country, internal or domestic affairs, mainland). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

내륙. (various references)

   

Manx

  

cheusthie (indoor, inner; subjectivist, inside, interior, within), cheerey (air by heat; rural, air; rural, parch, sun-dry, torrefy), antraieagh (interior), antraie (interior of country). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

innland, innenriks (domestic). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

inlanday.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

interior (bowels, country, depth, doggerel, inboard, indoor, indwelling, inner, inside, interior, internal, inward, up-country). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

intern (domestic, inner, interior, internal, internally, inward, resident), interior (dwelling, home, house, in, inlying, inner, inside, interior, internal, inward, Midland, midst), spre interior, din interiorul, autohton (aboriginal, aborigine, autochthonous). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

внутренний (back-end, domestic, endo-, endogeneous, indoor, in-house, inner, inner tube, innermost, inside, internal, interum, intestine, intimate, intrinsical, mediterranean). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

unutrašnji (inboard, indoor, inner, inside, interior, internal, intrinsic, inward), u unutrašnjosti, domaći (domestic, home, home-bred, homelike, homemade, home-made, homey, homy, indigenous, interior, native). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

interior (domestic, home, inboard, indoor, inner, innermost, inside, interior, internal, inward, outback). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

inrikes (domestic, in the country, internal). (various references)

   

Thai

  

เข้าในประเทศ, บริเวณภายในประเทศ, ซึ่งอยู่ภายในประเทศ. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

içeride (in, up, within, within doors), içe doğru (inwards), (bowels, civil, core, domestic, endo-, guts, in, inlying, inner, inside, interior, internal, intestine, inward, refill, stuffing, within), karasal (continental, terrestrial), denizden uzakta, denizden uzak olan, ülkenin iç kısmı, ülke içi (intestine). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

середина країни, розташований всередині країни, всередині країни, внутрішній (domestic, in, inboard, in-house, inlying, inner, inside, interior, intern, internal, intestinal, intestine, inward, routine, within), в глибині країни. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

vùng nội địa, vùng ở sâu trong nước, về phía trong nước nội địa, ở trong nước (home, inner), ở sâu trong nước nội địa, ở sâu trong nước. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

canoldir (inland region). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Inland

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

mediterranea. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Inland

Derivations

Words beginning with "inland": inlander, inlanders, inlands. (additional references)

Words ending with "inland": mainland. (additional references)

Words containing "inland": mainlander, mainlanders, mainlands. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Inland" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aaland, Eemland, endland, finland, icland, ilan, iland, ilande, infand, Inglind, inlane, inload, irland, Irlanda, Nalanda, unbland, Vinland. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Inland"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "inland" (pronounced i"nla'nd)
5-n l a' n dmainland, sunland.
4-l a' n dBadland, cropland, lowland, dreamland, fairyland, Fantasyland, farmland, Fatherland, flatland, grassland, heartland, hinterland, homeland, marshland, Midland, moorland, motherland, Northland, outland, overland, parkland, Southland, Timberland, wasteland, wetland, Wonderland, woodland.
3-a' n dampersand, armband, backhand, bandstand, beforehand, broadband, contraband, longhand, farmhand, firebrand, forehand, freehand, grandstand, handstand, headband, newsstand, nightstand, quicksand, reprimand, seastrand, secondhand, shorthand, spaceband, stagehand, undermanned.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Inland

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-i-l-n-n"

-1 letter: nidal.

-2 letters: anil, dial, laid, lain, land, linn, nail.

-3 letters: aid, ail, ain, and, ani, dal, din, inn, lad, lid, lin, nan, nil.

-4 letters: ad, ai, al, an, id, in, la, li, na.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-i-l-n-n"
 

+1 letter: annelid, inlands, landing, lindane.

 

+2 letters: annelids, candling, dandling, dangling, dentinal, disannul, handling, inlander, ladening, landings, landline, landmine, lindanes, mainland, mandolin, nonideal, nontidal, nonvalid, pineland, sandling, unlading, unnailed.

 

+3 letters: almandine, annelidan, antinodal, candlepin, celandine, damningly, dandelion, decennial, denominal, deplaning, disannuls, handlings, inlanders, islanding, kundalini, landlines, landmines, mainlands, mainlined, mandoline, mandolins, pinelands, pinnacled, sandaling, sandlings, unaligned, underlain, unhandily, unleading, unloading, zinfandel.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Historic
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency
13. Names: Company Usage
14. Cities
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Translations: Ancient
19. Abbreviations
20. Acronyms
21. Derivations
22. Rhymes
23. Anagrams
24. Bibliography


  

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