[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
lowland meadow marsh swamp interval 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
upland moccasin moccasin upland sandpiper upland plover bartramia longicauda bartramian sandpiper 
bartram's tattler field plover grass plover highland plover hillbird 
humility prairie plover prairie pigeon prairie snipe papabote 
quaily uplander upland sumach rhus glabra 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

upland
     adj : used of high or hilly country syn: highlanda ant: lowland
     n : elevated e.g., mountainous land syn: highland ant: lowland
see also:
highlanda lowland highland 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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 codes: 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 codes: 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 codes: 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

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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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