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highland
/ˈhaɪlənd/
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What does highland mean?
noun
- A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
adjective
- Of or related to Highland or the Highlands.
proper noun
- A council area in north-west Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
More meanings (5)
proper noun
- 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.
- A city in San Bernardino County, California.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland.
- A town in Sullivan County, New York.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Highland Township.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhaɪlənd/
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Then pass through this to the top of the hills inland, and journey over these hills to the highland plains.
He can endure cold and wet without discomfort, and can live on the Highland hills when others less sturdy would succumb.
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In summer his holidays were usually spent in the Highlands, where Jenkin learned to love the Highland character and ways of life.
We returned to Stirling and took a walk round the castle to see the effect of the sun setting behind the Highland mountains.
No sooner were the Highland roads and bridges in full progress, than attention was directed to the improvement of the harbours round the coast.