Highland

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  • noun. Elevated land.
  • noun. A mountainous or hilly section of a country.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a highland.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An abrupt elevation of land; a high promontory or plateau: as, a jutting highland.
  • noun. plural An elevated region broken into hills and mountains: often used as a proper name: as, the Highlands of Scotland; the Hudson Highlands; the highlands of Abyssinia.
  • Pertaining or belonging to high lands or to mountainous regions, especially (with a capital) the Highlands of Scotland: as, highland scenery; highland vegetation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country.
  • noun. a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe.
  • adjective. of, located in, or characteristic of high or hilly country. Contrasted to lowland.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.
  • adjective. Relating to highlands.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
  • adjective. used of high or hilly country
    • Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    lowland  
    cross-reference
    highland fling  highland plover  
    Equivalent
    Alpine  alpestrine  mountainous  subalpine  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Island  byland  island  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Alpine  Highlands  Himalayan  North Country  equatorial  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hill  mountain  plateau  upland  
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