Highland
[hahy-luh nd] /ˈhaɪ lənd/
noun
1.
an elevated region; plateau:
He moved to a highland far from the river.
2.
highlands, a mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
adjective
3.
of, relating to, or characteristic of highlands.
[hahy-luh nd] /ˈhaɪ lənd/
noun
1.
a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
2.
a city in NW Indiana, near Chicago.
3.
British. .
/ˈhaɪlənd/
noun
1.
relatively high ground
2.
(modifier) of or relating to a highland
/ˈhaɪlənd/
noun
1.
a council area in N Scotland, formed in 1975 (as Highland Region) from Caithness, Sutherland, Nairnshire, most of Inverness-shire, and Ross and Cromarty except for the Outer Hebrides. Administrative centre: Inverness. Pop: 209 080 (2003 est). Area: 25 149 sq km (9710 sq miles)
2.
(modifier) of, relating to, or denoting the Highlands of Scotland
n.
Old English heohlond; see high (adj.) + land (n.). Highlands “mountainous district of Scotland” first recorded early 15c.
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- Highland cattle
noun 1. a breed of cattle with shaggy hair, usually reddish-brown in colour, and long horns
- Highland clearances
plural noun 1. in Scotland, the removal, often by force, of the people from some parts of the Highlands to make way for sheep, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Also called the Clearances
- Highland dress
noun 1. the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers 2. a modern version of this worn for formal occasions
- Highlander
[hahy-luh n-der] /ˈhaɪ lən dər/ noun 1. a Gael inhabiting the of Scotland. 2. a soldier of a Highland regiment. 3. (lowercase) an inhabitant of any region. /ˈhaɪləndə/ noun 1. a native of the Highlands of Scotland 2. a member of a Scottish Highland regiment n. 1630s, from Highland + -er (1).
- Highland-fling
noun 1. (def 17). noun 1. a vigorous Scottish solo dance