- (often plural)
an area of high or relatively high ground
relating to or situated in an upland
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
up•land /ˈʌplənd, -ˌlænd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Geographyland elevated above other land.
- Geographyland above the level where water flows or where flooding occurs.
adj.
- Geographyof or relating to uplands or elevated regions.
up•land
(up′lənd, -land′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
up′land•er, n.
Up•land (up′lənd),USA pronunciation n.
- Geographyland elevated above other land.
- Geographythe higher ground of a region or district;
an elevated region. - Geographyland or an area of land lying above the level where water flows or where flooding occurs.
adj.
- Geographyof or pertaining to uplands or elevated regions.
- up- + land 1560–70
Up•land (up′lənd),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in S California. 47,647.
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'upland' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American cotton
- Bartramian sandpiper
- Bodmin
- Moskva
- Shire Highlands
- Yemen
- brae
- dotterel
- down
- downs
- fall line
- fell
- mauka
- meadow
- mountain range
- plover
- pocosin
- red grouse
- snowpack
- up
- upland cotton
- upland sandpiper
- wold