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

English

Noun

1. The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation; often hilly, but not generally mountainous (compare highlands).

Adjective

1. Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.

Derived terms

• uplander
• uplandish

Upland may refer to:

• Upland (geology), an area of higher land
• Upland (freshwater ecology)
• Upland, California, a city in the United States
• Upland, Indiana, a town in the United States
• Uppland, a province of Sweden
• Upland Brewing Company, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

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