Hilly land, esp. when open and uncultivated. In later use chiefly: gently rolling hill country, esp. in southern England.

A hill; (also) a mountain. Obsolete except as passing into sense 2.

Land which is naturally elevated in comparison to the surrounding area; high ground; the mountainous or elevated part of a country. Also: an area of…

In earlier use chiefly with the. A region whose level is higher than that of the surrounding country; highland, high ground.

Used in the specific designations of certain hilly tracts in England, viz. the hill country of North Yorkshire and Humberside (Yorkshire Wolds, †Yo…

Ground which is naturally elevated in relation to the surrounding area. Cf. highland, n. 1a.

An area or stretch of high ground; a piece of high, hilly, or mountainous country. Usually in plural.

A district composed of hills or elevated ground.

adj. n. Applied to a kind of soil, and to districts having this soil: see quots.

Gently rolling hill country, typically with few trees and used mainly for pasture; downland. Chiefly with reference to certain areas of southern…

Usually in plural. An elevated region or level; a height, now esp. a great height.

(up-, prefix affix 1a.)

high or elevated land, highland.