upland

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

plateau

haut pays

Opposé de

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

Synonymes

highland

plateau

eminence

elevation

height

tableland

inland

moorland

hill

elevated plain

tundra

upcountry

type of rice terrace

headstream

table land

upland region

hilly

Traductions

meseta

yayla

altiplano

Hochland

yüksek

hoogvlakte

altura

colina

altiplanicie

υψίπεδο

altipiano

locus superior

altopiano

Plateau

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʌplənd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: upland

Hérité de ancien anglais: 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.