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)

• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

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

1. homeland, domestic territory (as opposed to a foreign country)

   Antonym: Ausland

   Das deutsche Strafrecht gilt für Taten, die im Inland begangen werden.

   The German criminal law applies for acts committed in the domestic territory [of Germany].

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.

Related terms

• Inländer
• inländisch

Further reading

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