Highlands

See also: highlands

English

The Highlands area of Scotland.

Etymology

Specific application of highlands, equivalent to high +‎ lands.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

the Highlands pl (plural only)

1. The mountainous northern area of Scotland.

Hypernyms

• Scotland

Coordinate terms

• Lowlands

Derived terms

• Central Highlands
• Grey Highlands
• Highland (adj)
• Highlander
• Highlands County
• Highlands East
• Lanark Highlands
• Southern Highlands
• St Minver Highlands

 

Related terms

• highland, Highland (n)

Translations

area of Scotland

• Catalan: Terres altes d'Escòcia f pl
• Finnish: Skotlannin ylämaa
• French: Highlands (fr) m, Hautes-Terres (fr) f pl
• Irish: na Garbhchríocha
• Scottish-Gaelic: Gàidhealtachd
• Welsh: Ucheldir m