- (often plural) an area of high or relatively high ground
- relating to or situated in an upland
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
up•land /ˈʌplənd, -ˌlænd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Geographyland elevated above other land.
- Geographyland above the level where water flows or where flooding occurs.
adj.
- Geographyof or relating to uplands or elevated regions.
up•land
(up′lənd, -land′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
up′land•er, n.
Up•land (up′lənd),USA pronunciation n.
- Geographyland elevated above other land.
- Geographythe higher ground of a region or district;
an elevated region. - Geographyland or an area of land lying above the level where water flows or where flooding occurs.
adj.
- Geographyof or pertaining to uplands or elevated regions.
- up- + land 1560–70
Up•land (up′lənd),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in S California. 47,647.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
upland /ˈʌplənd/ n
'uplands' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Cumbria
- Devon
- downs
- Germany
- Kordofan
- Lowlands
- peat
- Rhode Island
- Scotland
- South Lanarkshire
- Southern Uplands
- Staffordshire
- Wiltshire
- Wisconsin
- Dorobo
- highland
- upland
- valley
- West Highland