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upcountry
Upcountry (adj) means Situated well away from the coast, inland.
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Situated well away from the coast, inland.
"The fourth company involved in the purchase, the Upper Mississippi Company (formed by Thomas Scott after he had withdrawn the bid of the Virginia Yazoo Company), apparently restricted its largess to a few upcountry Georgians."
— , James Gunn (2010)
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Etymology
Possibly a calque of French Pays d'en Haut, a designation from 1610 for the area of New France west of Montreal. On the surface, it analyses as up + country.
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What is the meaning of upcountry?
"upcountry" (adj) means situated well away from the coast, inland.
What is another word for upcountry?
Other words for "upcountry" include interior, midland.
What is the opposite of upcountry?
The opposite of "upcountry" is coastal.
