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[ hahy-luhndz ] / ˈhaɪ ləndz /
noun(used with a singular verb) a mountainous region in N Scotland, N of the Grampians. Words nearby HighlandsHighland dress, Highlander, Highland fling, Highland Games, Highland Park, Highlands, high-level, high-level language, high-level waste, highlife, highlight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for HighlandsI had to pause for sheep crossing the road, which is a common occurrence when driving through the Highlands of Scotland. A Whisky Connoisseur Remembers That First Sip of The Macallan||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST At least 50,000 families in the Andean highlands rely on herding alpaca for income and to sustain themselves. Put Down That Cashmere. There’s a New Luxury Wool in Town|Ann Binlot|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST I think the most unique experience at Highlands—maybe at all of Aspen—is a trip up to Highlands Bowl. Olympians Dish on Their Favorite Spots to Ski & Snowboard|The Daily Beast|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST From that same part of the world, not far from the Highlands, we get the word OE, a whirlwind off OF the Faroe Islands. National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You’ll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words|David Bukszpan|April 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet in the highlands where the Minangkabau culture remains strongest, change seems further off. Islam’s Secret Feminists|Danielle Shapiro|September 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST The commotions in the Highlands, during the civil wars, swelled the number to greater proportions. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America|J. P. MacLean Yet, in the Highlands that have been traversed, many unequivocal traces of former civilization have been discovered. Calumny Refuted, by Facts from Liberia|Wilson Armistead Of tents he had none to furnish, neither could heavy cannon be spared from the defence of the Highlands. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving During the inundation it is deeply stained with the red argillaceous soil brought down from the Abyssinian highlands. Ancient Egypt|George Rawlinson Some of them develop into cities, when they command transverse routes of communication quite across the highlands. Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple
British Dictionary definitions for Highlands
noun the Highlands- the part of Scotland that lies to the northwest of the great fault that runs from Dumbarton to Stonehaven
- a smaller area consisting of the mountainous north of Scotland: distinguished by Gaelic culture
(often not capital) the highland region of any country Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |