interior

7 definitions • 10 examples

the inside part of something:

The estate agent had pictures of the house from the outside but none of its interior.

The car's interior is very impressive - wonderful leather seats and a wooden dashboard.

the land that is furthest away from the outside or coast of a country or continent:

the African interior

in some countries, the government department that deals with subjects and events that are important in the country itself instead of events in other countries:

the Ministry of the Interior

officials of the US Interior Department

inside:

The interior walls have patches of damp on them.

The paintwork on the interior doors (= those not in the outside wall of a building) is in good condition.

relating to the government department in some countries that deals with subjects and events that are important in that country instead of events in other countries:

France's interior minister

inner; on or from the inside:

The interior surface of the seashell was smooth.

the inside part of something:

[ U ] a car’s interior