Highlands, the
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The distinguishing features of its culture were the style of dress (including the kilt and tartan) and the clan system, now in disuse except for historical observances.
It is famous for its rugged beauty.
Example Sentences
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But in the rugged Papuan highlands, the security forces failed to track down Kogoya and his men.
From Reuters
Nestled in Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands, the Fife Arms looks like a film set for a winter romance with its dark wood, taxidermy, tartan and tweed.
From New York Times
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place across the Highlands, the north-east, Orkney and Shetland, Tayside and Fife.
From BBC
As well as the Highlands, the challenge took in the Lake District and Snowdonia in Wales.
From BBC
The queen, who is 96, has not been hospitalized and remains at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands, the palace said in a statement.
From New York Times
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