{
    "term": "interior",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the inside part of something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the interior of a building/a car"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The original interior of the hotel has been replaced."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["original", "dark", "dim"],
                "verb + interior": ["decorate", "design", "redecorate"],
                "interior + noun": ["decorator", "designer"],
                "preposition": ["in the interior"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the central part of a country or continent that is a long way from the coast",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an expedition into the interior of Australia"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a country’s own affairs rather than those that involve other countries",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **Department/Minister of the Interior**"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈtɪəriə(r)/",
                "audio": "in/interior/interior__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈtɪriər/",
                "audio": "in/interior/interior__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from Latin, ‘inner’, comparative adjective from inter ‘within’."
}