upland.

Ground that lies higher than the surrounding low-lying country.

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Words that belong together

• the uplands
• an upland village
• upland pasture

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The uplands caught the first snow while rain still fell in the market square.

An upland village appeared above the fog, its roofs close against the slope.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular upland; plural uplands; also an invariable relational adjective. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.