upcountry

Adjective Satellite

of or coming from the middle of a region or country
- "upcountry districts"

Adj

Living or situated remote from the seacoast.

Noun

The interior of a country.
The part of the country that is at high elevation.

Adv

Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast.

Examples

an upcountry residence
They went upcountry to visit their extended family.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

interior, midland

Antonyms

downcountry#Adjective, downcountry#Adverb

Scrabble Score: 16

upcountry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
upcountry: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
upcountry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

upcountry: valid Words With Friends Word