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Definition of interior noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

interior

noun
 
 
/ɪnˈtɪəriə(r)/
 
/ɪnˈtɪriər/
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  1.  
    [countable, usually singular] the inside part of something
    • the interior of a building/a car
    • The original interior of the hotel has been replaced.
    opposite exteriorTopics Houses and homesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • original
    • dark
    • dim
    • …
    verb + interior
    • decorate
    • design
    • redecorate
    • …
    interior + noun
    • decorator
    • designer
    preposition
    • in the interior
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  2.  
    the interior
    [singular] the central part of a country or continent that is a long way from the coast
    • an expedition into the interior of Australia
  3. the Interior
     [singular] a country’s own affairs rather than those that involve other countries
    • the Department/Minister of the Interior
    4. Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin, ‘inner’, comparative adjective from inter ‘within’.
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