highland
noun
an elevated region; plateau.
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highland
1 American
[hahy-luhnd]
/ ˈhaɪ lənd /
Highland
2
American
[hahy-luhnd]
/ ˈhaɪ lənd /
noun
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a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9,710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
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a city in NW Indiana, near Chicago.
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British. West Highland.
Highland
1
British
/ ˈhaɪlənd /
noun
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a council area in N Scotland, formed in 1975 (as Highland Region) from Caithness, Sutherland, Nairnshire, most of Inverness-shire, and Ross and Cromarty except for the Outer Hebrides. Administrative centre: Inverness. Pop: 209 080 (2003 est). Area: 25 149 sq km (9710 sq miles)
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(modifier) of, relating to, or denoting the Highlands of Scotland
highland
2
British
/ ˈhaɪlənd /
noun
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relatively high ground
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(modifier) of or relating to a highland
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Origin of highland
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hēahlond. See high, land
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Interestingly, the same gene has experienced strong positive selection in central African rainforest hunter-gatherers and in highland populations of Ecuador.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The authorities reported that most people had died in highland areas, where saturated slopes gave way after days of intense rain.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Whole sections of coastal Nha Trang city were inundated last week, while deadly landslides struck highland passes around the Da Lat tourist hub.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
For example the German highland region of Spessart, in Bavaria and Hesse, is shifting its focus to year-round tourism by developing new trails and promoting activities such as hiking, biking and wellness.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
The only real clues that Aureliano Segundo had when he left to look for her were her unmistakable highland accent and her trade as a weaver of funeral wreaths.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
AJU Continuum teamed up with L.A. architecture and interior design studio Design, Bitches — the group behind the chic Checker Hall in Highland Park and Verve Coffee Roasters in the Arts District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Featuring a 12-point stag on a Scottish Highland peak, it was commissioned by railway magnate Edward Betts and has passed through various private collections.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Scotland's social justice secretary, Shirley Anne Somerville, said the Scottish government - along with Highland Council and NHS Highland - repeatedly raised questions around the practical suitability of the site.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Highland Council said it had received no written confirmation of the UK government's plans.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The group walked together for a few blocks, then got on the Highland Gardens bus at Dexter Avenue and Bainbridge Street.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
While studying the familiar dark plains and bright highlands, I somehow overlooked a pattern people have recognized for thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026
A flatbed truck carrying a tank rolled through the highlands, making its way through fields of blossoming pink almond trees and yellow wildflowers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
These scarps are common in the lunar highlands and formed within the last billion years, about the most recent 20% of the Moon's history.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
One of the worst-hit places is the small town of Harcourt in the central highlands of Victoria, where firefighter Tyrone Rice lost his home in the blaze.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
Most of the Fertile Crescent founder crops reached Egypt very quickly and then spread as far south as the cool highlands of Ethiopia, beyond which they didn’t spread.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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