upland

Meanings

Noun

• The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation; often hilly, but not generally mountainous (compare highlands).
• The country, as against the town.

Adjective

• Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.

Related

Broader meaning words

• land

Origin

• From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland; equivalent to .
• The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.