upland

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.

Synonyms

highland

plateau

eminence

elevation

height

tableland

inland

moorland

hill

elevated plain

tundra

upcountry

type of rice terrace

headstream

table land

upland region

hilly

Hyphenated as

up‧land

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌplənd/

Etymology

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