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highland
1[ hahy-luhnd ]
noun
- an elevated region; plateau:
He moved to a highland far from the river.
Synonyms: , ,
- highlands, a mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of highlands.
Highland
2[ hahy-luhnd ]
noun
- a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9,710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- a city in NW Indiana, near Chicago.
- British. West Highland.
Highland
1/ ˈ³ó²¹Éª±ôÉ™²Ô»å /
noun
- a council area in N Scotland, formed in 1975 (as Highland Region) from Caithness, Sutherland, Nairnshire, most of Inverness-shire, and Ross and Cromarty except for the Outer Hebrides. Administrative centre: Inverness. Pop: 209Â 080 (2003 est). Area: 25Â 149 sq km (9710 sq miles)
- modifier of, relating to, or denoting the Highlands of Scotland
highland
2/ ˈ³ó²¹Éª±ôÉ™²Ô»å /
noun
- relatively high ground
- modifier of or relating to a highland
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó¾±²µ³ó±ô²¹²Ô»å±ð°ù, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
Resources are scarce in Lesotho - a consequence of the harsh environment of the highland plateau and limited agricultural space in the lowlands.
But using remote sensing technology, archeologists have now found at least two highland cities that sat along a key crossroad of the trade routes.
Pregnant people living in highland regions who have never had malaria before are worst-positioned to survive the bite of an infected mosquito.
A mortuary practice known as Log Coffin culture characterizes the Iron Age of highland Pang Mapha in northwestern Thailand.
For example, highland herders typically move across zones with rich grass resources toward the more limited arable niches on the plateau.
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