up-country

adjective

up-coun·​try ˈəp-ˌkən-trē 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of an inland, upland, or outlying region

an up-country farm

Up-country people, an independent lot who felt well removed from the coastal nabobs, raised fruit, small grains, horses and cattle, and whatever else was manageable and profitable in their valleys and hollows.

—James MacGregor Burns

up-country

ˈəp-ˌkən-trē 

noun

From north to south, east to west, city to up-country, Thailand has a lot of variations, accents, foods and traditions.

—The Thaiger

The young doctor from Philadelphia came to the up-country of South Carolina to seek his fortune …

—Jessie Poesch

up-country

ˈəp-ˈkən-trē 

adverb

… he went to boarding school at Ricks Institute up-country …

—Helene Cooper

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

up-country

1 of 2 adjective

up-coun·​try

ˌəp-ˌkən-trē

: of or relating to the interior of a country or a region

up-country

ˈəp-

noun

up-country

2 of 2 adverb

up-coun·​try

ˈəp-ˈkən-trē

: to or in the interior of a country or a region