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9 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Upland \Up"land\, n.
1. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals
which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between
hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to
{lowland}, {meadow}, {marsh}, {swamp}, {interval}, and the
like.
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2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of
towns. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Upland \Up"land\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
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Sometimes, with secure delight
The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton.
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2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]
" The race of upland giants." --Chapman.
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{Upland moccasin}. (Zool.) See {Moccasin}.
{Upland sandpiper}, or {Upland plover} (Zool.), a large
American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as
a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},
{Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},
{highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie
plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},
{quaily}, and {uplander}.
{Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
upland
adj : used of high or hilly country [syn: {highland(a)}] [ant: {lowland}]
n : elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: {highland}] [ant: {lowland}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
103 Moby Thesaurus words for "upland":
Arcadian, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, agricultural region,
alkali flat, alluvial plain, arable land, basin, black belt,
bottomland, bucolic, bushveld, campo, champaign, champaign country,
citrus belt, coastal plain, corn belt, cotton belt, country,
countryside, delta, desert, down, downs, dust bowl, farm,
farm belt, farm country, farmland, fell, flat, flat country,
flatland, flats, fruit belt, grass roots, grass veld, grassland,
grazing region, heath, highland, highlands, hill-dwelling, lande,
level, llano, lowland, lowlands, lunar mare, mare,
meadows and pastures, mesa, mesilla, moor, moorland, moors,
mountain-dwelling, open country, pampa, pampas, pastoral,
peneplain, plain, plains, plateau, playa, prairie, prairies,
province, provinces, provincial, rolling country, rural,
rural district, rustic, rustic region, salt flat, salt marsh,
salt pan, savanna, sebkha, steppe, steppes, table, tableland,
the country, the soil, the sticks, tobacco belt, tree veld, tundra,
uplands, vega, veld, weald, wheat belt, wide-open spaces, wold,
woodland, woods and fields, yokeldom
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Upland, CA (city, FIPS 81344)
Location: 34.11880 N, 117.65775 W
Population (1990): 63374 (24496 housing units)
Area: 39.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 91786
Upland, IN (town, FIPS 77966)
Location: 40.46278 N, 85.51331 W
Population (1990): 3295 (798 housing units)
Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46989
Upland, NE (village, FIPS 49880)
Location: 40.31905 N, 98.90155 W
Population (1990): 169 (95 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68981
Upland, PA (borough, FIPS 78712)
Location: 39.85665 N, 75.37979 W
Population (1990): 3334 (1224 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Upland, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 179
Housing Units (2000): 88
Land area (2000): 0.412573 sq. miles (1.068558 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.412573 sq. miles (1.068558 sq. km)
FIPS code: 49880
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.318371 N, 98.901922 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68981
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Upland, NE
Upland
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Upland, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000): 68393
Housing Units (2000): 25467
Land area (2000): 15.118013 sq. miles (39.155472 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.032921 sq. miles (0.085265 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 15.150934 sq. miles (39.240737 sq. km)
FIPS code: 81344
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 34.113259 N, 117.658386 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 91786
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Upland, CA
Upland
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Upland, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 3803
Housing Units (2000): 824
Land area (2000): 3.932304 sq. miles (10.184620 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.008688 sq. miles (0.022501 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.940992 sq. miles (10.207121 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77966
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 40.467146 N, 85.500120 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46989
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Upland, IN
Upland
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Upland, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 2977
Housing Units (2000): 1216
Land area (2000): 0.670653 sq. miles (1.736983 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.670653 sq. miles (1.736983 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78712
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 39.856762 N, 75.379429 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Upland, PA
Upland
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