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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024high•land /ˈhaɪlənd/USA pronunciation n. - highlands, [plural] a mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
adj. [before a noun] - of, relating to, or characteristic of highlands:danced a highland fling.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024High•lands (hī′ləndz),USA pronunciation n. - Place Names(used with a sing. v.) a mountainous region in N Scotland, N of the Grampians.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024high•land (hī′lənd),USA pronunciation n. - an elevated region;
plateau:He moved to a highland far from the river. - highlands, a mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of highlands.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hēahlond. See high, land
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uplands, heights, mesa, tableland.
High•land (hī′lənd),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 182,044;
9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km). - Place Namesa city in NW Indiana, near Chicago. 25,935.
- Animal Husbandry[Brit.]See West Highland.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Highlands /ˈhaɪləndz/ n 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
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