adj
Meaning 1
Living or situated remote from the seacoast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Near-synonym: inland
- an upcountry residence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inland
Antonyms: downcountry
Standard Lemma guide
upcountry
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adv
Meaning 2
Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Examples
- Near-synonym: inland
- They went upcountry to visit their extended family.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inland
Antonyms: downcountry
noun
Meaning 3
The interior of a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- Near-synonyms: backcountry, hinterland
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: backcountry, hinterland
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: country, land, area, region, place, location
noun
Meaning 4
The part of the country that is at high elevation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- Near-synonyms: high country, highlands, upland; plateau, tableland, mesa
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: high country, highlands, upland, plateau, tableland, mesa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: country, land, area, region, place, location
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
of or coming from the middle of a region or country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- upcountry districts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interior, midland
Antonyms: none provided
History
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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