upland

From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- +‎ land.

The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌplənd/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʌplənd/, /ˈəp-/
• Rhymes: -ʌplənd
• Hyphenation: up‧land

upland (plural uplands)

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

   Antonym: lowland

   Hypernyms: land; area; region

   Coordinate terms: inland, midland, outland

   Near-synonyms: highland, upcountry

4. (obsolete) The country, as contrasted with the town.

   Antonyms: city, town, conurbation

upland (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.
   • c. 1624, George Chapman, transl., Batrachomyomachia:

     the race of upland giants

   • a. 1645, John Milton, L'Allegro‎^[1]:

     Sometimes with secure delight / The upland hamlets will invite,

• Dunlap, land up