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HIGHLAND
upland, highland
(adjective) used of high or hilly country
highland, upland
(noun) elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
highland (plural highlands)
An area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.
Hypernyms
• land
Adjective
highland
Relating to highlands.
Adjective
Highland (not comparable)
relating to the Highlands.
Proper noun
Highland
A council area in north-west in Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, originally a region created in 1975 from the counties of Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Ross and Cromarty, Caithness, Sutherland and parts of Argyll and Moray.
A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
High"land, n.
Definition: Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland. Highland fling, a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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