Upcountry

adj, adv, noun

adj, adv, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The interior of a country. uncountable, usually

    "Near-synonyms: backcountry, hinterland"

  2. 2
    The part of the country that is at high elevation. uncountable, usually

    "Near-synonyms: high country, highlands, upland; plateau, tableland, mesa"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Living or situated remote from the seacoast. not-comparable

    "Near-synonym: inland"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or coming from the middle of a region or country wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast. not-comparable, usually

    "Near-synonym: inland"

Adverb
  1. 1
    to or in the interior of a country or region wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
;backcountryhigh countryhighlandhighlandshinterland

Example

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"The fourth company involved in the purchase, the Upper Mississippi Company (formed by Thomas Scott after he had withdrawn the bid of the Virginia Yazoo Company), apparently restricted its largess to a few upcountry Georgians."

Etymology

Possibly a calque of French Pays d'en Haut, a designation from 1610 referring to the area of New France west of Montreal. By surface analysis, up + country.

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