Dictionary
in•te•ri•or
Pronunciation: (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.
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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.
