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Highlands

Highlands

4.8
An area of mountains and hills in northern Scotland known for rugged land and traditional music
  • noun
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  • The Scottish Highlands are renowned for their breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural heritage.

Always thank you so much to Luke Stallman and all the Stultmans up in the Highlands who always host us.

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Examples

  • The problem in the Highlands of Scotland is not immigration, it has been emigration.

  • Indeed, dare I presume that if the Queen were to have a favorite place, the Highlands might be that place?

  • On this list are people from the Highlands or heights of David.

  • Always thank you so much to Luke Stallman and all the Stultmans up in the Highlands who always host us.

    Mulligan Brothers Interviews

  • Yep, we're looking at Edward hour, which is a low lower part of the Highlands in Scotland, the region of Scotland whiskey, but mainland Scotland is the key.

  • Well, that must have happened through giant impacts in the Highlands, which would have sprayed ejecta all over the moon.

  • So you not only had a poorer agriculture per capita in the Highlands, but you also reduced the per capita farming in the lowlands.

  • Gregor McGregor was born into this highland Scottish clan, the Clan Gregor.

  • So for example, if you look at the Highlands of Lao and Cambodia, these are very scattered villages where there's very little market work going on.

  • For their ranged weapons, the Maya used blowguns, javelins, slings and a weapon imported from the Mexican Highlands, the Ashlatel or spear thrower.

Synonyms

Highlands of Scotland
vsHighlands
3.9

An area in northern Scotland with high hills, kilts, and old clan traditions

has identical meaning but uses the shorter original name
Scottish Highlands
vsHighlands
4.6

A mountainous area in northern Scotland with lakes, castles, and traditional dress

means the same region but names it with a national adjective

Surface Forms

Highlands plural
Highland singular

Morphology

Highlands = highland (transparent) = high + land + s

Formed by pluralizing the clear compound 'highland'; the plural meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Highlands comes from the simple parts high ('high') and land ('land'), so it literally means 'high land'. That's why the Highlands name fits the mountainous, northern region of Scotland, known for its rugged hills, kilts and clan history.