upland : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: upland	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for upland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
upland adj used of high or hilly country [syn: upland, highland(a)] Antonym(s): lowland n elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: highland, upland] Antonym(s): lowland
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton. 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman. {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}. {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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 code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 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)