[ɪnˈtɪərɪə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- situated on or relating to the inside of something; inner
(e.g: the interior lighting is not adequate)

- remote from the coast or frontier; inland
(e.g: the interior jungle regions)

- relating to a country's internal affairs
(e.g: the interior minister)

- existing or taking place in the mind or soul; mental
(e.g: an interior monologue)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin, ‘inner’, comparative adjective from inter ‘within’

[ɪnˈtɪərɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the inner part of something; the inside
(e.g: the interior has been much restored)

- the inland part of a country or region
(e.g: the plains of the interior)

- the internal affairs of a country
(e.g: the Minister of the Interior)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin, ‘inner’, comparative adjective from inter ‘within’