upland

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   Near-synonyms: highland, upcountry.

2. 2
   adj

   Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.

   The race of upland giants.

3. 3
   adj

   used of high or hilly country

4. 4
   noun

   elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

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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