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upland

1

[ uhp-luhnd, -land ]

noun

  1. land elevated above other land.
  2. the higher ground of a region or district; an elevated region.
  3. land or an area of land lying above the level where water flows or where flooding occurs.


adjective

  1. of or relating to uplands or elevated regions.

Upland

2

[ uhp-luhnd ]

noun

  1. a city in S California.

upland

/ ˈʌ±è±ôÉ™²Ô»å /

noun

  1. an area of high or relatively high ground
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. relating to or situated in an upland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü±èl²¹²Ô»å·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of upland1

First recorded in 1560–70; up- + land
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His hardy upland flock of Scotch Blackface and Welsh mountain sheep spend nine-and-a-half months of the year on the moor, where they are most vulnerable to theft.

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It is a place of farms, crofts, forests and rugged hills, vast upland moors and mountains but few people.

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Ancient maize genomes from the Ozark rockshelters indicated that maize entered eastern North America at least twice, tracing ancestry to both the upland US Southwest and southern Texas.

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Drones have been buzzing over Welsh wetlands this year as researchers try to find curlew nests and save the upland wader from extinction.

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The Cairngorms were among upland areas to see a dusting on Tuesday.

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