"upland" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʌplənd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌplənd/ [General-American], /ˈəp-/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌplənd Etymology: From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- + land. The word as an adjective developed in Middle English. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upland}} Middle English upland, {{inh|en|ang|ūpland|t=the country}} Old English ūpland (“the country”), {{pre|en|up|land}} up- + land Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} upland (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: upland antshrike, upland boneset, upland goose, upland moa, upland plover
    Sense id: en-upland-en-adj-rtmSuRa2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 38 33 29

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌplənd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌplənd/ [General-American], /ˈəp-/ [General-American] Forms: uplands [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌplənd Etymology: From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- + land. The word as an adjective developed in Middle English. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upland}} Middle English upland, {{inh|en|ang|ūpland|t=the country}} Old English ūpland (“the country”), {{pre|en|up|land}} up- + land Head templates: {{en-noun}} upland (plural uplands)
  1. The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation. Translations (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation): възвишение (vǎzvišenie) (Bulgarian), altaĵaro (Esperanto), ylänkö (Finnish), ardtalamh [feminine, masculine] (Irish), talamh ard [feminine, masculine] (Irish), возвише́ние (vozvišénie) [neuter] (Macedonian), wysoczyzna [feminine] (Polish), возвы́шенность (vozvýšennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), mullach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), височина́ (vysočyná) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-upland-en-noun-LHRGgHYf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of 'area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation': 90 10
  2. (obsolete) The country, as against the town. Tags: obsolete Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-upland-en-noun-pjI6z6st Disambiguation of Landforms: 21 7 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 8 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 38 33 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: land Derived forms: sunlit uplands, sunny uplands, upland cotton (taxonomic: Gossypium barbadense), uplander, uplandish, upland moccasin, upland sandpiper (taxonomic: Bartramia longicauda), upland sumach Coordinate_terms: highland, inland, lowland, midland, outland

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "a. 1645, John Milton, L'Allegro",
          "text": "Sometimes with secure delight / The upland hamlets will invite,",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʌplənd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʌplənd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəp-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌplənd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "upland"
}

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