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upland
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upland
(noun)
upland
/
ˈ
ʌplənd/
noun
plural
uplands
upland
/
ˈ
ʌplənd/
noun
plural
uplands
Britannica Dictionary definition of UPLAND
[
count
]
:
a region of high land especially far from the sea
—
usually plural
the
uplands
of eastern Turkey
The sheep graze in the
uplands
.
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— upland
adjective
,
always used before a noun
an
upland
forest/species
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