interior

(noun) the region that is inside of something. Synonyms: inside.

(noun) the inner or enclosed surface of something. Synonyms: inside.

(noun) the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849. Synonyms: Department of the Interior, Interior Department, Interior, DoI.

(adj) situated within or suitable for inside a building. Synonyms: interior (vs. exterior). Examples: "An interior scene." "Interior decoration." "An interior bathroom without windows."

(adj) inside the country. Synonyms: home(prenominal), interior(prenominal), internal, national. Examples: "The british home office has broader responsibilities than the united states department of the interior." "The nation's internal politics."

(adj) located inward. Synonyms: inner, internal. Examples: "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- leonard bernstein." "She thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- david denby." "An internal sense of rightousness"- a.r.gurney,jr.."

(adj) inside and toward a center. Example: "Interior regions of the earth."

(adj) of or coming from the middle of a region or country. Synonyms: midland, upcountry. Example: "Upcountry districts."