up•coun•try
Pronunciation: (adj., n.up'kun"trēadv.up&sylpkun'trē), [key]
— adj. Chiefly Southern U.S.
- of, relating to, residing in, or situated in the interior of a region or country; inland.
- unsophisticated.
—n.
- the interior of a region or country.
—adv.
- toward, into, or in the interior of a country: The explorers trekked upcountry.
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