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upland

DEFINITIONS OF: upland

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n elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

Synonyms:
highland
Antonyms:
lowland
low level country
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Highlands of Scotland
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
Laurentian Highlands
a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean
Ardennes
a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
Najd
a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Guiana Highlands
a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil
Cambrian Mountains
a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales
Colorado Plateau
a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner
Llano Estacado
a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
Massif Central
a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country
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down
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
plateau, tableland
a relatively flat highland
mesa, table
flat tableland with steep edges
bench, terrace
a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
Type of:
elevation, natural elevation
a raised or elevated geological formation

adj used of high or hilly country

Synonyms:
highland
alpestrine, subalpine
growing at high altitudes
alpine
living or growing above the timber line
mountainous
containing many mountains
Antonyms:
lowland
of relatively low or level country
low-lying, sea-level
lying below the normal level
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