upcountry
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, residing in, or situated in the interior of a region or country; inland.
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Disparaging. unsophisticated.
noun
adverb
adjective
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of or coming from the interior of a country or region
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derogatory lacking the sophistication associated with city-dwellers; countrified
noun
adverb
Etymology
Origin of upcountry
Example Sentences
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Described as a “legacy estate,” the home sits 2,200 feet above sea level on Haleakala’s western slope, which means that the “unique residence enjoys the best of the mild upcountry climate.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
In the upcountry Kula area, at least two homes were destroyed Tuesday in a fire that engulfed about 1.7 square miles, Bissen said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023
The act was so within the norms of Southern upcountry society that the townspeople later made Forrest both constable and coroner, as well as a lieutenant in the state militia.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022
Barry Broman, then a young diplomat, remembers a Cambodian woman who worked upcountry monitoring the war for the embassy who had also refused evacuation.
From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2015
The phalanx following carried spears or lances tasseled with ribbons, the long blades hammered out of trucksprings in some crude forge upcountry.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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