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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The reader advances across Mr. McKay’s superb translation as though compelled by a fierce highland wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Despite that short evolutionary history, the plants have adapted to remarkably different habitats across the islands, including humid highland forests and hot, dry lowlands.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
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
Hence it seems likely that some of them were also the founding crops of highland agriculture, especially as the ancient drainage systems preserved are so similar to the modern drainage systems used for growing taro.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Highland previously invested in protein shake maker Huel and cycling training platform Zwift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Authorities were investigating the death of a student Wednesday at a Highland Park high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
At Achnagart in Highland, it has rained for the past 27 days.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Inverness-based charity New Start Highland uses vans to collect and deliver donated items, such as furniture, to people in need.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
A dispatch rider from the Highland Light Infantry came by on a Harley-Davidson.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
This is in stark contrast to upland Britain - including much of Scotland's highlands and the Welsh mountains - which has remained closer to normal or, in some places, appear slightly greener.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
His background as an expert on South America adds color and authenticity to his narrative, offering rich descriptions of the land, flora and fauna of the Peruvian-Chilean coastline and highlands as backdrop to Miller’s adventures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
The sole part of New Guinea where Europeans do not suffer from severe health problems is the highlands, above the altitudinal ceiling for malaria.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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