Highland

//ˈhaɪ.lənd// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

    "Near-synonyms: upland, upcountry"

  2. 2
    elevated (e.g., mountainous) land wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to Highland or the Highlands. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    used of high or hilly country wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A council area in north-west Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
  2. 2
    A former region of Scotland, created in 1975 from the counties of Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Ross and Cromarty, Caithness, Sutherland and parts of Argyll and Moray, abolished in 1996.
  3. 3
    A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  4. 4
    A number of townships in the United States, listed under Highland Township.

Synonyms

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uplandhighlandshillmoormountainplateau

Example

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"The city lies on the border between the coastal area and the neighboring highland."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English hy laund, holond (“highland, upland”), from Old English hēahland (“highland”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaland, *hauhalandī; equivalent to high + land. Cognate with Scots hieland (“highland”), Dutch hoogland (“highland”), German Hochland (“highland”), Danish højland (“highland”), Swedish högland (“highland”).

Etymology 2

Proprialization of highland.

Related phrases

Addington HighlandsAtlantic HighlandsCameron HighlandsCentral HighlandsGrey HighlandsHighland CountyHighland PapuaHighland ParkHighland PeakHighland PeakHighland RangeHighland Range

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