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Upland Common

Upland has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

"The farmers planted wheat on the upland slopes that overlooked the valley floor."

2

The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation; often hilly, but not generally mountainous (compare highlands).

"The farmers cleared the upland pasture to plant wheat on its gently rolling hills."

Adjective
1

used of high or hilly country

"The farmers planted wheat on the upland slopes that rise above the valley floor."

2

Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.

"The hikers trekked through the rugged upland terrain where the air was thin and the views were breathtaking."

Proper Noun
1

A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

"The traffic on Upland Boulevard was heavy during rush hour as commuters headed into the downtown area of that bustling San Bernardino County city."

See Also
upland sumach area dales interior higher hilly fall line highland
Related Terms
Antonyms
lowland
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
natural elevation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
down tableland
Rhyming Words
and land hand dand xand mand nand fand band 5and iand wand rand stand shand grand aband brand frand gland
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