upland

From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- +‎ land.

The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌplənd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʌplənd/, /ˈəp-/
• Rhymes: -ʌplənd
• Hyphenation: up‧land

upland (plural uplands)

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

• land

• highland
• inland
• lowland
• midland
• outland

upland (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.
   • c. 1624, George Chapman, transl., Batrachomyomachia:

     the race of upland giants

   • a. 1645, John Milton, L'Allegro‎^[1]:

     Sometimes with secure delight / The upland hamlets will invite,

• Dunlap, land up