Thesaurus: upland
High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the lik…
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- n. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like.
- n. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns.
- a. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
- a. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished.
- adj. used of high or hilly country
- n. elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
- n:100 a. used of high or hilly country