highland

[ hahy-luhnd ]

/ ˈhaɪ lənd /

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noun

an elevated region; plateau: He moved to a highland far from the river.

highlands, a mountainous region or elevated part of a country.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of highlands.

Words nearby highland

highflier, highflying, highhole, highjack, highjacker, highland, highland cattle, highland clearances, highland dress, highland fling, highland games

Origin of highland

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hēahlond. See high, land

SYNONYMS FOR highland

1 uplands, heights, mesa, tableland.

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Definition for highland (2 of 2)

Highland

[ hahy-luh nd ]

/ ˈhaɪ lənd /

noun

a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).

a city in NW Indiana, near Chicago.

British. West Highland.

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Examples from the Web for highland

You will find winding pasture for sheep and highland cattle.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Highland Park knows tacos and just being in this neighborhood makes me happy.
Roy Choi’s Favorite L.A. Food Trucks|Roy Choi|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The funeral was scheduled for Tuesday at a Highland Park synagogue, and Peters was among those expected to speak.
Aaron Swartz’s Unbending Prosecutors Insisted on Prison Time|Michael Daly|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I have to emphasize that Bulgarian bagpipes do not look like Scottish Highland bagpipes.
Maggie Stiefvater Talks New Novel ‘The Raven Boys,’ Fast Cars, and YA Fiction|Doug Stanton|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Why should a novel about the Stock Exchange 'owe its inception' to a Highland lassie?
The Right Stuff|Ian Hay
A "slogan," by the way, is the war cry or gathering cry of a Highland clan—but that makes no difference to a Commercial Club.
Abroad at Home|Julian Street
But Sunday evenings at Highland Hall were almost invariably harrowing.
Girls of Highland Hall|Carolyn Watson Rankin
Blanche had not felt so happy since 329she left the Highland strath as she did when she found herself riding by her father's side.
Morag|Janet Milne Rae
"I wonder it was not a Highland one," her sister said, rather spitefully.
Macleod of Dare|William Black

British Dictionary definitions for highland (1 of 2)

highland

/ (ˈhaɪlənd) /

noun

relatively high ground

(modifier) of or relating to a highland

Derived forms of highland

highlander, noun

British Dictionary definitions for highland (2 of 2)

Highland

/ (ˈhaɪlənd) /

noun

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)

(modifier) of, relating to, or denoting the Highlands of Scotland

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highland

noun

adjective

Words related to highland

Words nearby highland

Origin of highland

SYNONYMS FOR highland

Definition for highland (2 of 2)

noun

Examples from the Web for highland

British Dictionary definitions for highland (1 of 2)

noun

Derived forms of highland

British Dictionary definitions for highland (2 of 2)

noun