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upland

noun, adj — 3 senses

upland

noun

UK /ˈʌplənd/ · US /ˈʌplənd/

Etymology From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- + land. The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.

1

The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation.

  • Near-synonyms: highland, upcountry
2

Obsolete The country, as contrasted with the town.

Derived terms
Dnieper Upland, Kersey Upland, Southern Uplands, sunlit uplands, sunny uplands, upland cotton, uplander, uplandish, upland moccasin, upland sandpiper, upland sumach

upland

adj

Etymology From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- + land. The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.

1

Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.

  • the race of upland giantsc. 1624, George Chapman, transl., Batrachomyomachia:
  • Sometimes with secure delight / The upland hamlets will invite,a. 1645, John Milton, L'Allegro:
Derived terms
upland antshrike, upland boneset, upland goose, upland moa, upland plover

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