upcountry

== English == === Etymology === Possibly a calque of French Pays d'en Haut, a designation from 1610 referring to the area of New France west of Montreal. By surface analysis, up +‎ country. === Adjective === upcountry (not comparable) Living or situated remote from the seacoast. Antonym: downcountry Near-synonym: inland === Noun === upcountry (usually uncountable, plural further) The interior of a country. Hypernyms: country; land; area; region; place; location Near-synonyms: backcountry, hinterland The part of the country that is at high elevation. Hypernyms: country; land; area; region; place; location Near-synonyms: high country, highlands, upland; plateau, tableland, mesa ==== Related terms ==== north country === Adverb === upcountry (not generally comparable, comparative further upcountry or farther upcountry, superlative furthest upcountry or farthest upcountry) Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast. Antonym: downcountry Near-synonym: inland