high countryn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪ ˌkʌntri/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪ ˌkəntri/

Forms: see high adj. and n.² and country n. and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., country n.

Etymology: < high adj. + country n.

A. n.

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

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > [noun]

downlandeOE

downOE

highlandOE

high country1445

wold1472

high ground1489

upland1566

hill-country1582

Chiltern1627

downs country1791

altitude1853

upwold1875

top-land1877

1445–6 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Feb. 1445 §51. m. 2 Now late they have not ben suffred to bye wynes of the growyng of the high countre.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke i. f. xxiii^v She lefte her owne house, and tooke her waye vppe into the high countrey.

1576 R. Verstegan Post of World 5 The Riuer Rehyn, also desending from the highe countrie.

1607 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Serres in tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 531 The Duke of Vendosme, marching by the high country of Arthois to the Rendezuous.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors iv. 151 The High-Country between Nise and Cassan being well furnish'd with Wood and Pastures.

1708 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 22) ii. 384 The Low Country has very much Corn, which is soon ripe; but the high Country is fitter for Pasture.

1754 London Mag. Aug. 365/2 The lowlands between the sea and the high country are generally narrow.

1838 Church of Eng. Mag. 7 Apr. 215/1 The Agaazi or shepherds, who first possessed the high country of Abyssinia, called Tigre.

1887 Ann. Rep. Geol. Surv. Pennsylvania 1886 286 All the north-western portion of the county..is high country.

1912 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Animal Life Afr. xvii. 273 The Stanley Bustard..is partial to..the high country of East and South Africa.

1974 Environmental Conservation 1 38/1 Quarry-face risks are by no means confined to high country where population is sparse.

2006 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 18 June 21/3 I visited Beechworth in Victoria's high country last weekend.

b. spec. (New Zealand). Mountainous land that is difficult to access; esp. mountain foothills used for sheep farming (see quot. 1980). Cf. down country n. 2

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > [noun] > of a country > specific

PeakeOE

PeaklandeOE

highland1503

Peak country?1523

piedmont1755

high country1874

altiplano1910

1874 A. Bathgate Colonial Experiences xv. 212 Squatters whose runs include high country.

1902 G. S. Whitmore Last Maori War ii. 18 The rivers were flooded; we were in high country, and had had to bivouac two nights already in the snow.

1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Oct. 348/3 Musterers proceed to the high country and muster wethers.

1980 D. McLeod Down from Tussock Ranges 9 A great deal has been written about the New Zealand high country... In fact, what is meant is really a type of life rather than a definable area, though it is of course confined to a rather narrow strip of land on the eastern side of the Southern Alps from Marlborough to Southland.

2006 F. DiPiazza N.Z. in Pictures 58/1 Some of the large stations in the high country of the South island support 20,000 animals.

2. Canadian. Esp. among fur traders: the forest hinterland northwest of Lake Superior. Now historical. [After Canadian French pays d'en haut (18th cent. or earlier). Probably with reference to the distance inland rather than to the altitude of the region; compare high adj. 2c, and French haut in similar use.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land > specific

high country1831

montaña1840

North Woods1846

selva1849

1831 Trans. Lit. & Hist. Soc. Quebec 2 283 I saw no part of the Nipissing route, but after traversing the high country in the direction of Penetauguishine, any inquiries were naturally turned to the northward.

1903 S. E. White Forest 278 The base-line..was the only evidence of man we saw in the high country.

1952 B. DeVoto Course of Empire vii. 242 Not till 1768 did the British traders out of Montreal get as far into the high country as their French predecessors had reached.

2003 M. Elphinstone Voyageurs iv. 57 I was an hivernant in the high country—when I say hivernant, I mean the gentlemen of our Company who winter west of Fort William.

B. adj.

Of, from, or relating to high ground, esp. the mountainous or elevated part of a particular region or country; taking place in such terrain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > [adjective]

overOE

upa1400

uppera1400

high?a1425

uplandsa1525

uplandish1551

highland1595

upland1610

high country1612

uphill1613

Highlandish1632

uplying1877

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iv. i. sig. I Wee will eate our Mullets, Sous'd in high-countrey Wines.

1642 A. Burrell Briefe Relation 5 Those waters which the Sea forces into the Rivers, must all returne before the high Country waters can possibly be admitted to passe.

1704 Philos. Trans. 1702–03 (Royal Soc.) 23 1324 They met with a solid, Gravelly, and Stonу Soil, of the high Country kind.

1744 T. Odell Prodigal i. 7 I'll have Vin d A'ye, High-country Wine, Frontiniac.

1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire II. iii. iv. 54 The webs manufactured in North Wales are distinguished into 2 sorts; strong, or high country, cloth; and small, or low country, ditto.

1873 W. Bottrell Trad. & Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall 2nd Ser. 210 A high-country farmer..treated himself to a supper at a cook-shop.

1930 L. G. D. Acland Early Canterbury Runs 1st Ser. i. 8 The severe snow storms..used up several years' profits of high country runholders.

1972 Boys' Life Feb. 6/1 Perhaps you'd prefer high-country hiking in the footsteps of western pioneers.

1992 Marlborough (N.Z.) Express 31 Jan. 5 Born and raised in the high country.., Don has developed an inherent love of high country life.

2011 S. Somerset Between Two Promises ii. 12 They stripped off their packs and explored the high-country flora.

Compounds

high countryman n. a (male) native or inhabitant of high country; (New Zealand) a man working or living on a high-country farm.

ΚΠ

1678 T. Jones Of Heart & Soveraign 547 High-Countrey-men, upon the River Dee, North-Wales being more high and Mountainous than South-Wales.

1861 C. Lawson Brit. & Native Cochin (ed. 2) iv. 56 Climatic influences..have served also to make the high-country man more vigorous and self-reliant than the inhabitant of the plain.

1922 C. G. Turner Happy Wanderer 51 The high-countryman may drink his cheque.

1989 A. Campbell Frigate Bird 112 Tell me of a high-countryman who's not attached to his bit of rock.

2001 M. R. Castaneda Magical Journey with C. Castaneda i. 39 He had the look of a high countryman, short but slim with an ample chest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	high country
释义	high countryn.adj. Brit. /ˈhʌɪ ˌkʌntri/, U.S. /ˈhaɪ ˌkəntri/ Forms: see high adj. and n.² and country n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., country n. Etymology: < high adj. + country n. A. n. 1. a. In earlier use chiefly with the. A region whose level is higher than that of the surrounding country; highland, high ground. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > [noun] downlandeOE downOE highlandOE high country1445 wold1472 high ground1489 upland1566 hill-country1582 Chiltern1627 downs country1791 altitude1853 upwold1875 top-land1877 1445–6 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Feb. 1445 §51. m. 2 Now late they have not ben suffred to bye wynes of the growyng of the high countre. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke i. f. xxiii^v She lefte her owne house, and tooke her waye vppe into the high countrey. 1576 R. Verstegan Post of World 5 The Riuer Rehyn, also desending from the highe countrie. 1607 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Serres in tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 531 The Duke of Vendosme, marching by the high country of Arthois to the Rendezuous. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors iv. 151 The High-Country between Nise and Cassan being well furnish'd with Wood and Pastures. 1708 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 22) ii. 384 The Low Country has very much Corn, which is soon ripe; but the high Country is fitter for Pasture. 1754 London Mag. Aug. 365/2 The lowlands between the sea and the high country are generally narrow. 1838 Church of Eng. Mag. 7 Apr. 215/1 The Agaazi or shepherds, who first possessed the high country of Abyssinia, called Tigre. 1887 Ann. Rep. Geol. Surv. Pennsylvania 1886 286 All the north-western portion of the county..is high country. 1912 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Animal Life Afr. xvii. 273 The Stanley Bustard..is partial to..the high country of East and South Africa. 1974 Environmental Conservation 1 38/1 Quarry-face risks are by no means confined to high country where population is sparse. 2006 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 18 June 21/3 I visited Beechworth in Victoria's high country last weekend. b. spec. (New Zealand). Mountainous land that is difficult to access; esp. mountain foothills used for sheep farming (see quot. 1980). Cf. down country n. 2 ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > [noun] > of a country > specific PeakeOE PeaklandeOE highland1503 Peak country?1523 piedmont1755 high country1874 altiplano1910 1874 A. Bathgate Colonial Experiences xv. 212 Squatters whose runs include high country. 1902 G. S. Whitmore Last Maori War ii. 18 The rivers were flooded; we were in high country, and had had to bivouac two nights already in the snow. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Oct. 348/3 Musterers proceed to the high country and muster wethers. 1980 D. McLeod Down from Tussock Ranges 9 A great deal has been written about the New Zealand high country... In fact, what is meant is really a type of life rather than a definable area, though it is of course confined to a rather narrow strip of land on the eastern side of the Southern Alps from Marlborough to Southland. 2006 F. DiPiazza N.Z. in Pictures 58/1 Some of the large stations in the high country of the South island support 20,000 animals. 2. Canadian. Esp. among fur traders: the forest hinterland northwest of Lake Superior. Now historical. [After Canadian French pays d'en haut (18th cent. or earlier). Probably with reference to the distance inland rather than to the altitude of the region; compare high adj. 2c, and French haut in similar use.] ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land > specific high country1831 montaña1840 North Woods1846 selva1849 1831 Trans. Lit. & Hist. Soc. Quebec 2 283 I saw no part of the Nipissing route, but after traversing the high country in the direction of Penetauguishine, any inquiries were naturally turned to the northward. 1903 S. E. White Forest 278 The base-line..was the only evidence of man we saw in the high country. 1952 B. DeVoto Course of Empire vii. 242 Not till 1768 did the British traders out of Montreal get as far into the high country as their French predecessors had reached. 2003 M. Elphinstone Voyageurs iv. 57 I was an hivernant in the high country—when I say hivernant, I mean the gentlemen of our Company who winter west of Fort William. B. adj. Of, from, or relating to high ground, esp. the mountainous or elevated part of a particular region or country; taking place in such terrain. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > [adjective] overOE upa1400 uppera1400 high?a1425 uplandsa1525 uplandish1551 highland1595 upland1610 high country1612 uphill1613 Highlandish1632 uplying1877 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iv. i. sig. I Wee will eate our Mullets, Sous'd in high-countrey Wines. View more context for this quotation 1642 A. Burrell Briefe Relation 5 Those waters which the Sea forces into the Rivers, must all returne before the high Country waters can possibly be admitted to passe. 1704 Philos. Trans. 1702–03 (Royal Soc.) 23 1324 They met with a solid, Gravelly, and Stonу Soil, of the high Country kind. 1744 T. Odell Prodigal i. 7 I'll have Vin d A'ye, High-country Wine, Frontiniac. 1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire II. iii. iv. 54 The webs manufactured in North Wales are distinguished into 2 sorts; strong, or high country, cloth; and small, or low country, ditto. 1873 W. Bottrell Trad. & Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall 2nd Ser. 210 A high-country farmer..treated himself to a supper at a cook-shop. 1930 L. G. D. Acland Early Canterbury Runs 1st Ser. i. 8 The severe snow storms..used up several years' profits of high country runholders. 1972 Boys' Life Feb. 6/1 Perhaps you'd prefer high-country hiking in the footsteps of western pioneers. 1992 Marlborough (N.Z.) Express 31 Jan. 5 Born and raised in the high country.., Don has developed an inherent love of high country life. 2011 S. Somerset Between Two Promises ii. 12 They stripped off their packs and explored the high-country flora. Compounds high countryman n. a (male) native or inhabitant of high country; (New Zealand) a man working or living on a high-country farm. ΚΠ 1678 T. Jones Of Heart & Soveraign 547 High-Countrey-men, upon the River Dee, North-Wales being more high and Mountainous than South-Wales. 1861 C. Lawson Brit. & Native Cochin (ed. 2) iv. 56 Climatic influences..have served also to make the high-country man more vigorous and self-reliant than the inhabitant of the plain. 1922 C. G. Turner Happy Wanderer 51 The high-countryman may drink his cheque. 1989 A. Campbell Frigate Bird 112 Tell me of a high-countryman who's not attached to his bit of rock. 2001 M. R. Castaneda Magical Journey with C. Castaneda i. 39 He had the look of a high countryman, short but slim with an ample chest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1445
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