Etymology

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Today it means: Living or situated remote from the seacoast. Full definition →

French Pays d'en Haut
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  1. French · calque ofPays d'en Haut
  2. English todayupcountry

Possibly a calque of French Pays d'en Haut, a designation from 1610 referring to the area of New France west of Montreal. By surface analysis, up + country.

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