upcountry
Collocations
2UPCOUNTRY + NOUN
residence
PREP.
in
Definitions
adj
Living or situated remote from the seacoast.
Near-synonym: inland
an upcountry residence
noun
The interior of a country.
Near-synonyms: backcountry, hinterland
To further this end, the speculators also distributed subshares to other prominent Georgians, particularly those whose actions might carry weight in the upcountry.
The part of the country that is at high elevation.
Near-synonyms: high country, highlands, upland; plateau, tableland, mesa
Within the focus on the colonial South, there are works that detail regional differences in social organization between the backcountry (frontier), upcountry (Appalachia, Piedmont), and lowcountry (plantation).
adv
Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast.
Near-synonym: inland
They went upcountry to visit their extended family.
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6Near-synonym: inland
Wiktionaryan upcountry residence
WiktionaryThe fourth company involved in the purchase, the Upper Mississippi Company (formed by Thomas Scott after he had withdrawn the bid of the Virginia Yazoo Company), apparently restricted its largess to a
WiktionaryNear-synonyms: backcountry, hinterland
WiktionaryTo further this end, the speculators also distributed subshares to other prominent Georgians, particularly those whose actions might carry weight in the upcountry.
WiktionaryNear-synonyms: high country, highlands, upland; plateau, tableland, mesa
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