Upland

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Up·land / ˈəplənd/ a city in southwestern California, east of Los Angeles and north of Ontario; pop. 63,374.

upland

views updated Jun 11 2018

up·land / ˈəplənd; -ˌland/ • n. (also uplands) an area of high or hilly land: conservation of areas of upland.

upland

views updated May 18 2018

upland (arch.) land lying away from the sea; high ground XVI; also adj., repl. earlier uplandish (XIV; cf. OE. uplendisċ rustic). f. UP, used adj., raised, elevated + LAND sb.