Highlands

American

[hahy-luhndz] / ˈhaɪ ləndz /

noun

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

Highlands British

/ ˈhaɪləndz /

noun

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
(often not capital) the highland region of any country

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The Home Office has delayed plans to house asylum seekers at two military sites in East Sussex and the Scottish Highlands.

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The warning covers parts of Argyll and Bute, the west Highlands, Western Isles and Northern Isles.

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Further - more temporary - snow will fall on Monday in the Highlands as rain spreads in across the UK with milder prevailing southwesterly winds.

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He added: "The thinking behind going away and living away in the Highlands and stuff. The reality of the situation is I probably would have been caught fairly quickly as well."

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Aberdeenshire Council said dozens of schools could not open, with schools in Moray and the Highlands also closed.

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