Definition of up-country
: 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
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The first known use of up-country was in 1787
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