high country


noun
  1. a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.

Origin of high country

1
First recorded in 1450–1500

Other words from high country

  • high-coun·try [hahy-kuhn-tree], /ˈhaɪˌkʌn tri/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for high country

high country

noun
  1. the high country sheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps, New Zealand

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