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highland

[hahy-luhnd]
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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.

RELATED WORDS

ridge, dune, promontory, bluff, cliff, hilltop, plain, elevation, rising, climb, upsurge, ascent, surge, prominence, slope, hillside, acclivity, incline, hillock, mount

Origin of highland

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

Synonyms for highland

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1. uplands, heights, mesa, tableland.

Highland

[hahy-luh nd]

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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Historical Examples of highland

  • Why should a novel about the Stock Exchange 'owe its inception' to a Highland lassie?

  • 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

highland

noun

relatively high ground
(modifier) of or relating to a highland
Derived Formshighlander, noun

Highland

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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Word Origin and History for highland
n.

Old English heohlond; see high (adj.) + land (n.). Highlands "mountainous district of Scotland" first recorded early 15c.

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