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adj
Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A city in San Bernardino County, California.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Jefferson township, Grant County, Indiana.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Franklin County, Nebraska.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Upton County, Texas.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
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name
A former rural locality in Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia, merged into Aramac in 2019.
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noun
The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: highland, upcountry
Antonyms: lowland
Broader terms: land, area, region
noun
The country, as contrasted with the town.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Antonyms: city, town, conurbation
adjective
used of high or hilly country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: highland(a)
Antonyms: lowland
noun
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: highland
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Broader terms: natural elevation, elevation
Narrower terms: down, tableland, plateau, Highlands, Highlands of Scotland
History
From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- + land. The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
