up-country

noun

Definition of up-countrynext
as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country built a cabin in the up-country

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-country
  1. countryside
  2. country
  3. hinterland
  4. bush
  5. frontier
  6. backwater
  7. outback
Noun
  • This part of the Algarve is more golf course than countryside, after all.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • What’s beautiful is the English countryside and the values of common sense and togetherness, activity and adventure.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of countryside
Noun
  • Takaichi's remark crossed what China considers a red line in its relations with other countries about Taiwan, which is a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Now, a country shaped in part by that migration is accepting people the US wants to remove.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of country
Noun
  • In the blizzardy hinterlands, boredom is driving two soldiers mad, and a stranger’s arrival only underscores the futility of the war’s propaganda.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Putin began a neo-imperialist land grab, seizing territory around Russia’s hinterlands.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of hinterland
Noun
  • Keep bushes trimmed and minimize piles of leaves, lumber, rocks, and other debris, particularly around patios, play areas, and other places where your family spends time.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mom takes selfies outside the mission-style church, and Dad tries to pick fruit off the ample bushes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of bush
Noun
  • The Defense Ministry in Bucharest said that so far this year, Russia had attacked targets close to Romania's frontier 54 times, representing a significant increase on the 28 attacks close to the border in all of 2025.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of frontier
Noun
  • No one predicted the sleepy backwater of Sassnitz would be rebranded ‘Crashnitz’ or ‘Smashnitz’ by the end of the first edition of the German Sail Grand Prix last year.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Few ideas on Wall Street have been better than the reinvention of insurance from stodgy backwater to dealmakers’ playground.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of backwater
Noun
  • Sydney Harbor will offer the latter, but eclipse chasers will head to remote areas of the Australian outback for the former.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Broken Hill Those traveling between Sydney and Adelaide will stop at this outback mining town, which has some of the world’s largest silver, lead, and zinc mineral deposits.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Definition of outback
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“Up-country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-country. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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