'Upland' definitions:
Definition of 'upland'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Upland'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Upland'
From: GCIDE
- Upland \Up"land\, a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. [1913 Webster]
- Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2] " The race of upland giants." --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'upland'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agrarian,
- agrestic,
- agricultural,
- agricultural region,
- alkali flat,
- alluvial plain,
- arable land,
- Arcadian,
- 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
Upland, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Upland, CA -- U.S. city in California
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Upland, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Upland, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.