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upland en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈʌplənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈəp-/ (General-American)
  • /ˈʌplənd/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.
    • Sometimes with secure delight / The upland hamlets will invite, a. 1645, John Milton, L'Allegro:
    • the race of upland giants c. 1624, George Chapman, transl., Batrachomyomachia:

Deriveds

upland moa · upland plover · upland antshrike · upland boneset · upland goose

upland en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈʌplənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈəp-/ (General-American)
  • /ˈʌplənd/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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uplands Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

lowland · town · conurbation · city

Coordinates

outland · midland · inland

Deriveds

upland sumach · uplandish · Dnieper Upland · sunlit uplands · upland sandpiper · sunny uplands · upland moccasin · upland cotton · uplander · Kersey Upland · Southern Uplands

Hypernyms

region · area · land

Synonyms

upcountry · highland

Translations (17)

ota یایلا (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · mk возвише́ние (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · uk височина́ (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · eo altaĵaro (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · pl wysoczyzna (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · vi vùng cao (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · gd mullach (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · fi ylänkö (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · tr yayla (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · bg възвишение (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · ga ardtalamh (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · ga talamh ard (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · fa ییلاق (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · ru возвы́шенность (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · fa سردسیر (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · fa تابستانگاه (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation) · tyz búng slung (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation)