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See also:Upland
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]FromMiddle Englishupland,fromOld Englishūpland(“the country”);equivalent toup-+land.
The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation)IPA(key):/ˈʌplənd/
- (General American)IPA(key):/ˈʌplənd/,/ˈəp-/
- Rhymes:-ʌplənd
- Hyphenation:up‧land
Noun
[edit]upland(pluraluplands)
- Theareain theinteriorof acountrywith agenerallyhigherelevation.
- (obsolete)Thecountry,as against thetown.
Hypernyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation
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Adjective
[edit]upland(notcomparable)
- Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.
- c.1624,George Chapman,transl.,Batrachomyomachia:
- the race ofuplandgiants
- a.1645,John Milton,L'Allegro[1]:
- Sometimes with secure delight / Theuplandhamlets will invite,
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