HIGHLANDS

Highlands, Highlands of Scotland

(noun) a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

highlands pl (plural only)

An area of high land.

Proper noun

the Highlands

A mountainous area of Scotland.

Source: Wiktionary


HIGHLAND

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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IDESIA

(noun) deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries


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