meaning of upland
1. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like.
2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns.
3. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
4. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished.
5. elevated e. g. , mountainous land
Related Words
upland | upland cotton | upland plover | upland sandpiper | upland white aster | uplander | uplandish |
