upland

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

altipiano

altopiano

Opposto di

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

sinonimi

highland

plateau

eminence

elevation

height

tableland

inland

moorland

hill

elevated plain

tundra

upcountry

type of rice terrace

headstream

table land

upland region

hilly

Traduzioni

plateau

meseta

yayla

Hochland

yüksek

altiplano

hoogvlakte

colina

altiplanicie

υψίπεδο

altura

locus superior

haut pays

Plateau

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈʌplənd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: upland

Ereditato da inglese antico: 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.