English-Thai Dictionary

upland

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ที่สูง  เกี่ยวกับ ที่ดอน  highland lowland kiao-kab-ti-sung

 

upland

N ที่สูง  highland lowland ti-sung

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UPLAND

n.[up and land. ] 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. It is opposed to meadow, march, swamp, interval, etc. Uplands are particularly valuable as affording pasture for sheep.

 

UPLAND

a. 1. Higher in situation; being on upland; as upland inhabitants.
2. Pertaining to uplands; as upland pasturage.

 

UPLANDISH

a.Pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands or mountains.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UPLAND

UPLAND Up "land, n.

 

1. 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.

 

2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns. [Obs. ]

 

UPLAND

UPLAND Up "land, a.

 

1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. Milton.

 

2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs. ] " The race of upland giants." Chapman. Upland moccasin. (Zoöl.) See Moccasin. -- Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zoöl.), a large American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda ) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper, Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover, highland plover, hillbird, humility, prairie plover, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote, quaily, and uplander. -- Upland sumach (Bot. ), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus (Rhus glabra ), used in tanning and dyeing.

 

UPLANDER

UPLANDER Up "land *er, n.

 

1. One dwelling in the upland; hence, a countryman; a rustic. [Obs. ]

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The upland sandpiper. [Local, U. S.]

 

UPLANDISH

UPLANDISH Up *land "ish, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands. [Obs. ] Chapman.

 

2. Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized. [Obs. ] His presence made the rudest peasant melt, That in the wild, uplandish country dwelt. Marlowe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Upland

Up land |ˈəplənd ˈəplənd | a city in southwestern California, east of Los Angeles and north of Ontario; pop. 72,091 (est. 2008 ).

 

upland

up land |ˈəplənd, -ˌland ˈəplənd | ▶noun (also uplands ) an area of high or hilly land: conservation of areas of upland.

 

upland cotton

up land cot ton ▶noun cotton of a type grown in the US that typically yields medium- and short-staple forms of cotton. [Gossypium hirsutum var. latifolium, family Malvaceae. ]

 

upland sandpiper

up land sand pip er ▶noun a North American sandpiper that breeds on upland fields. Also called upland plover. [Bartramia longicauda. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

upland

up ¦land |ˈʌplənd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (also uplands ) an area of high or hilly land: conservation of areas of upland.

 

Upland

Up land |ˈəplənd ˈəplənd | a city in southwestern California, east of Los Angeles and north of Ontario; pop. 72,091 (est. 2008 ).

 

upland cotton

up ¦land cot ¦ton ▶noun [ mass noun ] cotton of a type grown in the US, which typically yields medium- and short-stapled forms of cotton. ●Gossypium hirsutum var. latifolium, family Malvaceae.

 

upland sandpiper

up land sand pip er ▶noun a North American sandpiper that breeds on upland fields. Also called upland plover. [Bartramia longicauda. ]

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

upland

up land /ʌ́plənd /名詞 複 ～s /-dz /1 〖しばしば ～s; 複数扱い 〗高原地方, 高 [山 ]地, 高台 .2 〖形容詞的に 〗高地の, 高原 (地方 )の ▸ upland regions 高原地帯 ～̀ g á me b ì rd 高原にすむ狩猟鳥 .～̀ r í ce 陸稲 .