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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
Noun
Inland n (strong, genitive Inlandes or Inlands, no plural)
- 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 .
- (rare) inland (areas more or less remote from a border, especially from the coast)
- Synonym: (usual term) Binnenland
Declension
Further reading
- “Inland” in Duden online
- “Inland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache