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interior

English translation: In the middle of the country

09:46 Apr 13, 2023
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: interior
This is from a book on a French field hospital during the WWI :

"He heard from the hospital in the interior—for they were taking most of the wounded to the interior, at that time, for fear of upsetting Paris by the sight of them in the streets—that artificial legs were costly."

What if the meaning of the "interior" in this context?

Thank you.
Daniil Lebedev
Local time: 08:05
Selected answer:In the middle of the country
Explanation:
NOT in Paris for the reason given (so people woidn't see the wounded in the street) so away from large cities or towns



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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 02:05
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +3In the middle of the country
Yvonne Gallagher
3 +2Inland/interior of the country
Nadja Wieser


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Inland/interior of the country


Explanation:
I would say, given the context, that they were taking the wounded to a hospital located in the interior of France, well away from the city, to not upset the Parisians seeing the wounded or amputees.


    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interior
Nadja Wieser
South Africa
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Patrício: inland 2 of 3 noun : the part of a country away from the coast or boundaries : interior - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland
9 mins
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
5 days
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
In the middle of the country


Explanation:
NOT in Paris for the reason given (so people woidn't see the wounded in the street) so away from large cities or towns



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Note added at 3 days 23 hrs (2023-04-17 09:37:20 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 02:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 317

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JaneD
5 mins
  -> Many thanks:-)
neutral  Andrew Paul Kennett: I would agree but would not countryside be better?
21 mins
  -> I considered that but decided against it as it's not necessarily rural. It could be in a town or village
agree  Tony M: Yes, here in France we'd more likely say 'in the provinces' to distinguish it from the capital. 'Interior' sounds like quite an antiquated usage, and I suppose it also means 'away from the border and the front lines'
2 hrs
  -> Thanks. I think I've only seen "interior" in relation to the African continent before
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
5 days
  -> Many thanks:-)
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