UP'LAND, noun [up and land.] 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. It is opposed to meadow, march, swamp, interval, etc. Uplands are particularly valuable as affording pasture for sheep. UP'LAND, adjective 1. Higher in situation; being on upland; as upland inhabitants. 2. Pertaining to uplands; as upland pasturage.
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