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Department of the Interior (gcide) | Interior \In*te"ri*or\, n.
1. That which is within; the internal or inner part of a
thing; the inside.
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2. The inland part of a country, state, or kingdom.
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Department of the Interior, that department of the
government of the United States which has charge of
pensions, patents, public lands and surveys, the Indians,
education, etc.; that department of the government of a
country which is specially charged with the internal
affairs of that country; the home department.
Secretary of the Interior, the cabinet officer who, in the
United States, is at the head of the Department of the
Interior.
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department of the interior (wn) | Department of the Interior
n 1: the United States federal department charged with
conservation and the development of natural resources;
created in 1849 [syn: Department of the Interior,
Interior Department, Interior, DoI] |
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