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interior: Meaning and Definition of
Find definitions for:
in•te•ri•or
Pronunciation:
(in-tēr'ē-
u
r),
[key]
— adj.
being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center:
the interior rooms of a house.
of or pertaining to that which is within; inside:
an interior view.
situated well inland from the coast or border:
the interior towns of a country.
of or pertaining to the inland.
domestic:
interior trade.
private or hidden; inner:
interior negotiations of the council.
pertaining to the mind or soul; mental or spiritual:
the interior life.
—n.
the internal or inner part; inside.
the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc.
a single room or apartment so considered.
a pictorial representation of the inside of a room.
the inland parts of a region, country, etc.:
the Alaskan interior.
the domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs:
the Department of the Interior.
the inner or inward nature or character of anything.
the largest open set contained in a given set, as the points in a circle not including the boundary.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
interior
(Thesaurus)
interionic
interior angle
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