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Webster's 1828 DictionaryUP'LAND, n. [up and land.] 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. It is opposed to meadow, march, swamp, interval, etc. Uplands are particularly valuable as affording pasture for sheep. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Merriam Webster'snoun Date: 1566 Merriam Webster'sgeographical name city SW California W of San Bernardino population 68,393 Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. & adj. --n. the higher or inland parts of a country. --adj. of or relating to these parts. Webster's 1913 DictionaryUpland Up"land, n. 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. [Obs.] Webster's 1913 DictionaryUpland Up"land, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton. 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] `` The race of upland giants.'' --Chapman. Upland moccasin. (Zo["o]l.) See Moccasin. Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zo["o]l.), a large American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper, Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover, highland plover, hillbird, humility, prairie plover, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote, quaily, and uplander. Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus (Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(uplands) 1. Upland places are situated on high land. ...San Marino, the tiny upland republic... It's important that these upland farms continue to survive. ADJ: ADJ n 2. Uplands are areas of high land. ...a deep valley ringed about by green uplands. ? lowland N-PLURAL Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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