1. The region that is inside of something
   "The interior of the house needed renovation";
   - inside
    
2. The inner or enclosed surface of something
   "The interior of the cave was damp and cool";
   - inside

1. Situated within or suitable for inside a building
   "an interior bathroom without windows"; "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"
    
2. Inside the country
   "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior";
   - home, internal, national
    
3. Located inward
   "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it";
   - inner, internal
    
4. Inside and toward a centre
   "interior regions of the earth"
    
5. Of or coming from the middle of a region or country
   "interior districts";
   - midland, upcountry

1. The United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
   - Department of the Interior, Interior Department, DoI

Derived forms: interiors

See also: domestic, indoor, inland, inside, internal, inward, position, spatial relation

Type of: executive department, part, region, surface

Antonym: exterior

Encyclopedia: Interior, South Dakota