Dictionary  in•te•ri•orPronunciation: (in-tēr'ē-ur), [key] —adj. 1. being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house. 2. of or pertaining to that which is within; inside: an interior view. 3. situated well inland from the coast or border: the interior towns of a country. 4. of or pertaining to the inland. 5. domestic: interior trade. 6. private or hidden; inner: interior negotiations of the council. 7. pertaining to the mind or soul; mental or spiritual: the interior life. —n. 1. the internal or inner part; inside. 2. Archit. a. the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect, convenience, etc. b. a single room or apartment so considered. 3. a pictorial representation of the inside of a room. 4. the inland parts of a region, country, etc.: the Alaskan interior. 5. the domestic affairs of a country as distinguished from its foreign affairs: the Department of the Interior. 6. the inner or inward nature or character of anything. 7. Math.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.
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