UPCOUNTRY

interior, midland, upcountry

(adjective) of or coming from the middle of a region or country; “upcountry districts”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

upcountry (not comparable)

Living or situated remote from the seacoast

Noun

upcountry (uncountable)

The interior of the country.

Adverb

upcountry (not comparable)

Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast.

Source: Wiktionary


Up"coun`try, adv.

Definition: In an upcountry direction; as, to live upcountry. [Colloq.]

Up"coun`try, a.

Definition: Living or situated remote from the seacoast; as, an upcountry residence. [Colloq.] -- n.

Definition: The interior of the country. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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