upland
pronunciation
How to pronounce upland in British English:
UK [ˈʌplənd]
How to pronounce upland in American English:
US [ˈʌplənd, -ˌlænd]
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- Noun:
- elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
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- Adjective:
- used of high or hilly country
Word Origin
- upland (n.)
- "interior district of a country," Old English upland "the country" (as opposed to the town), from up- + land (n.). As an adjective from 14c. Related: Uplandish (Old English uplendisc "rural rustic"); uplander. Jock Upaland was a 16c.-17c. term for a rustic.
Example
- 1. Goats were kept on the upland slopes , their bells tinkling as they grazed .
- 2. Britain , which has little upland space available for large wind farms , overtook denmark in offshore wind generation in 2008 and now leads the world with 330 offshore turbines installed .
- 3. Hmong traditionally farm upland areas where the cia set up clandestine operating bases during the war and , incredibly , 35 years later , tiny pockets of hmong fighters are still battling the lao army .
- 4. Upland rice variety diversity and in situ conservation in the communities of xishuangbanna .
- 5. The whold plateau comprises oen vast upland plain .