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

Alan Rankin, lead organizer this year, says it has also helped bind villagers together at a time when some other Highlands communities saw their populations dwindle.

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A 76-year-old hillwalker who survived eight days lost in a remote part of the Scottish Highlands has described it as "one long black nightmare".

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Anthony Harvey, 59, travelled from his home in Oban, in the Scottish Highlands, to deny supporting a proscribed organisation.

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The Old Forge in Inverie, on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, said the event was planned as "just a fun night" but had subsequently "proved dividing."

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A multi-agency meeting will be held in the Highlands later to look at the devastating impact of recent wildfires in Scotland.

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