upcountry

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

Living or situated remote from the seacoast.

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) The interior of a country.
2. (uncountable, usually) The part of the country that is at high elevation.

Adv

Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast.

Tegenovergesteld aan

downcountry#Adjective, downcountry#Adverb

Synoniemen

inland

interior

rural

rustic

midland

provincial

regional

upland

upriver

out of town

Vertalingen

interior

landeinwärts

iç kesimlere doğru

iç taraftaki

memleketin iç kısmı

sahilden uzak

في داخل البلاد

taşra

interior

Etymologie (Engels)

Possibly a calque of French Pays d'en Haut, a designation from 1610 referring to the area of New France west of Montreal. By surface analysis, up + country.