upland

(Anglès)

Noun

1. The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation.
2. (obsolete) The country, as contrasted with the town.

Adj

Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.

Oposat a

lowland#Noun, city#Noun, town#Noun, conurbation#Noun

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈʌplənd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: upland

Heretat de anglès antic: ūpland

In summary

From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- + land.
The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.

Conceptes

serrat

Sinònims

highland

plateau

eminence

elevation

height

tableland

inland

moorland

hill

elevated plain

tundra

upcountry

type of rice terrace

headstream

table land

upland region

hilly

Traduccions

plateau

wyżyna

meseta

yayla

altiplano

yüksek

colina

hoogvlakte

Hochland

υψίπεδο

altura

altiplanicie

altipiano

altopiano

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