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tri; adjective Chiefly Southern U.S.
1.
of, relating to, residing in, or situated in the interior of a region or country; inland.
2.
Disparaging. unsophisticated.
noun
3.
the interior of a region or country.
adverb
4.
toward, into, or in the interior of a country: The explorers trekked upcountry.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or coming from the interior of a country or region |
| 2. | derogatory lacking the sophistication associated with city-dwellers; countrified |
| —n | |
| 3. | the interior part of a region or country |
| —adv | |
| 4. | towards, in, or into the interior part of a country or region |
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Up country
is always a great word to know.
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