Highland Games
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- noun
- /ˈhaɪlənd ɡeɪmz/
- UK
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Juegos de las Tierras Altas
- Ladies and gentlemen, the result of today's Highland Games rests upon the caber toss.
- Scottish Highland Games
- Highland Games festival
Examples
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Pictou has strong connections to Scottish traditions, and Antigonish has an annual Highland Games to rival any in the old country.
Academic text (1999) -
Everyone, it's my honor to introduce the Head Field Judge for this year's Highland Games.
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Welcome, one and all, to the Highland Games.
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Just back from the Highland Games?
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And the winner of the Highland Games is our very own Colin McMurray!
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Oh, the Highland Games.
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The Highland Games have an opening ceremony; the Indian powwow has a blessing and a procession.
Academic text (2006) -
Amy Wattles is a seasoned strongwoman and Highland Games competitor.
Blog text (9) -
Welcome, one and all, to the Highland Games.
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I am now participating in the Heavy Athletics of the Highland Games.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound directly combines 'highland' (an upland/Highlands region) with 'games' (competitive events), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to athletic contests held in the highlands. Cultural specifics (Scottish traditions like caber tossing) are additional background but are not required to understand the basic meaning, making the expression compositionally transparent.
Etymology
Highland Games comes from old gatherings in the Scottish Highlands where people met to show strength and celebrate together, doing things like the long-log throw called 'caber toss', tug-of-war, and dancing to bagpipes. So the name joins Highland, the place, and Games, the contests, and now means traditional Scottish athletic and cultural events.