Definition of 'interior'

Noun

1. the region that is inside of something
      Synonyms: inside
      Antonyms: outside exterior
2. the inner or enclosed surface of something
      Synonyms: inside
      Antonyms: outside exterior
3. the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
      Synonyms: Department of the Interior Interior Department DoI

Adjective

1. situated within or suitable for inside a building; "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"; "an interior bathroom without windows"
      Antonyms: exterior
2. inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
      Synonyms: home internal national
3. located inward; "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.
      Synonyms: inner internal
4. inside and toward a center; "interior regions of the earth"
5. of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts"
      Synonyms: midland upcountry

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