up-country
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6.7
- adverb
:
hacia el interior
- Shirl moves 'em further up country away from border patrol.
He said, well, we were way up in up country, Thailand.
- He said, well, we were way up in up country, Thailand.
- A good friend of my brother's, he passed into the regiment and B squadron was up in Afghanistan but up up country.
Examples
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"We'll meet you up-country before the battle, if you can be a little more specific." "Caerleon in the west, then, where the Roman legion encampment was."
Fiction book (1991) -
When the traveling circus leaves Cape Town the next day, taking the movie with it, Vickery becomes a deserter, and there are rumors that he has journeyed "up country" to find the circus and see Mrs. Bathurst one more time before he too disappears altogether.
Academic text (1993) -
We'll meet them up-country, somewhere.
Fiction book (1991) -
He said, well, we were way up in up country, Thailand.
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During the summer vacation, we decided to travel up-country to explore the beautiful mountains.
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They often go up-country to escape the heat of the city and enjoy the peaceful countryside.
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After living in the city for years, she felt a strong desire to move up-country for a simpler life.
Synonyms
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2.7
Toward the middle of a country away from the coast
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1.0
In an area away from towns and cities with farms and small villages
Toward the inland part of a country away from the coast and main cities
Toward the land and away from the sea
Moving toward inland areas, for example upriver
In wild areas far from towns and roads
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Up-country comes from the simple parts up (meaning 'higher' or 'inland') and country (meaning 'land outside towns'). So, if you go 'up-country' you travel away from the coast or city into the interior of a country.