upcountry
adverb
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L203281 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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L342255 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
adj
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.
- Living or situated remote from the seacoast.
“Near-synonym: inland”
“an upcountry residence”
adv
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.
- Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast.
“Near-synonym: inland”
“They went upcountry to visit their extended family.”
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.
- The interior of a country.
“Near-synonyms: backcountry, hinterland”
“To further this end, the speculators also distributed subshares to other prominent Georgians, particularly those whose actions might carry weight in the upcountry.”
- The part of the country that is at high elevation.
“Near-synonyms: high country, highlands, upland; plateau, tableland, mesa”
“Within the focus on the colonial South, there are works that detail regional differences in social organization between the backcountry (frontier), upcountry (Appalachia, Piedmont), and lowcountry (plantation).”