Upland

//ˈʌplənd// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands. not-comparable

    "the race of upland giants"

Adjective
  1. 1
    used of high or hilly country wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in San Bernardino County, California.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Jefferson township, Grant County, Indiana.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Franklin County, Nebraska.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Upton County, Texas.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
  4. 9
    A former rural locality in Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia, merged into Aramac in 2019.
Noun
  1. 1
    The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation.

    "Near-synonyms: highland, upcountry"

  2. 2
    elevated (e.g., mountainous) land wordnet
  3. 3
    The country, as contrasted with the town. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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