upland

adj

Etymology: From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- + land. The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.

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

   “the race of upland giants”

   “Sometimes with secure delight / The upland hamlets will invite,”

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9. A former rural locality in Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia, merged into Aramac in 2019.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English upland, from Old English ūpland (“the country”); equivalent to up- + land. The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.

1. The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation.

   “Near-synonyms: highland, upcountry”

2. The country, as contrasted with the town.