"upcountry" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Possibly a Calque of French Pays d’en Haut a designation from 1610 referring to the area of New France west of Montreal. By surface analysis, up + country. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|Pays d'en Haut}} Calque of French Pays d’en Haut, {{surf|en|up|country}} By surface analysis, up + country Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} upcountry (not comparable)
  1. Living or situated remote from the seacoast Tags: not-comparable Related terms: inland
    Sense id: en-upcountry-en-adj-u0sPvMwM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 38 4 3

Adverb

Etymology: Possibly a Calque of French Pays d’en Haut a designation from 1610 referring to the area of New France west of Montreal. By surface analysis, up + country. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|Pays d'en Haut}} Calque of French Pays d’en Haut, {{surf|en|up|country}} By surface analysis, up + country Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} upcountry (not comparable)
  1. Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-upcountry-en-adv-oMF3YpYJ

Noun

Etymology: Possibly a Calque of French Pays d’en Haut a designation from 1610 referring to the area of New France west of Montreal. By surface analysis, up + country. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|Pays d'en Haut}} Calque of French Pays d’en Haut, {{surf|en|up|country}} By surface analysis, up + country Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} upcountry (uncountable)
  1. The interior of the country. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-upcountry-en-noun--heASyr0
  2. The part of the country that is at high elevation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-upcountry-en-noun-xm5FO-XL

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