Definition

1. Adverb:
   • To or in the interior of a country or region: Away from the coast or borders, towards the central or inland areas.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • After living in the capital for years, they decided to move up-country for a quieter life.
  • The river is navigable for a short distance, but further up-country it becomes too shallow for boats.

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a direction of movement or a location that is remote from urban or coastal centers.
  • The trade goods were transported up-country from the port.
  • The climate up-country is much drier than on the coast.

Variants and Related Words

• Upcountry (adjective): Located in or characteristic of the interior of a country.
  • They preferred the upcountry lifestyle.
• The up-country (noun phrase, less common): The inland region itself.
  • He knows the up-country better than anyone.

Synonyms

• Inland: Situated in or relating to the interior of a country.
• Interior: The inner part of a country or region.

Antonyms

• Coastal: Relating to or located on the coast.
• Seaboard: The region bordering the sea.

Adverb

1. to or in the interior of a country or region
   • they live upcountry