Highlands

[hahy-luhndz]

noun

1. (used with a singular verb),  a mountainous region in N Scotland, N of the Grampians.

Highlands

/ ˈhaɪləndz /

noun

1. 1. the part of Scotland that lies to the northwest of the great fault that runs from Dumbarton to Stonehaven

   2. a smaller area consisting of the mountainous north of Scotland: distinguished by Gaelic culture

2. (often not capital) the highland region of any country

Example Sentences

Three teenagers have died after the car they were in crashed on the A830 in the Highlands, police have said.

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His wife Katie had travelled from the US to the Highlands with her brother and their mother to visit locations from their favourite TV show, Outlander.

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About 19 famous faces will compete in the game of deception and betrayal in the Scottish Highlands to win up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.

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Last month, Scottish Land and Estates said wildfires which burned in Carrbridge and Dava in the Highlands were the largest ever seen in Scotland.

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Blazes that burned across moorland at Carrbridge and Dava in the Highlands earlier this summer have been called the biggest wildfires Scotland has ever seen.

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