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Upland definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UP'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.
UP'LAND, a.
1. Higher in situation; being on upland; as upland inhabitants.
2. Pertaining to uplands; as upland pasturage.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: used of high or hilly country [syn: upland, highland] [ant: lowland] n
1: elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: highland, upland] [ant: lowland]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1566 1. high land especially at some distance from the sea ; plateau 2. ground elevated above the lowlands along rivers or between hills • upland adjective • uplander noun

Merriam Webster's

geographical name city SW California W of San Bernardino population 68,393

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. the higher or inland parts of a country. --adj. of or relating to these parts.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Upland 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 Dictionary

Upland 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

n. High land.

Moby Thesaurus

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