Definition of upland

• n. - 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.
• n. - The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns.
• a. - Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
• a. - Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished.