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ˈuplander
[f. upland n.2 Cf. Da. oplænder.]
An inhabitant or native of an upland part or district.
1699Boyer, Uplander, montagnard. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Uplander, one that lives in the High Grounds; an High-lander. 1773Johnson (ed. 4) s.v. Upland, Probably because the uplanders, having less commerce, were less civilised. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia II. 365 Uplander, Uplandman, an inhabitant of the uplands. 1868Morris Earthly Par. I. i. 14 But fifty knew the shipman's gear, The rest were uplanders. 1888Oman Hist. Greece xi. (1901) 103 These Uplanders occupied the arid hills of the interior. |