highland en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaɪ.lənd/
- /ˈhaɪ.lɪnd/
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Etymology
From Middle English hy laund, holond (“highland, upland”), from Old English hēahland (“highland”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaland, *hauhalandī; equivalent to high + land. Cognate with Scots hieland (“highland”), Dutch hoogland (“highland”), German Hochland (“highland”), Danish højland (“highland”), Swedish högland (“highland”).
Meanings
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A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
The highlands of the Swiss Alps are home to many unique flowers.
Near-synonyms: upland, upcountry
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| highlands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Highlands · Highland County · Highland Park · Grey Highlands · Highland · Highland Papua · highland dance · Highland fling · Addington Highlands · Highland Peak · Central Highlands · highlandman · Highland Mills · Southern Highlands · St Minver Highlands · Lanark Highlands · Newton Highlands · Highland Range · highlander · Atlantic Highlands · Cameron Highlands · highland rush · highland tinamou
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kk таулы қырат (elevated land) · ar صَعِيد (elevated land) · got 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹 (elevated land) · sv högland (elevated land) · ja 高地 (elevated land) · he רָמָה (elevated land) · ca terres altes (elevated land) · mk пла́нински крај (elevated land) · bo མཐོ་སྒང (elevated land) · es zona montañosa (elevated land) · kk таулы өлке (elevated land) · cs vysočina (elevated land) · be узвы́шша (elevated land) · es tierras altas (elevated land) · ms tanah tinggi (elevated land) · ru плоского́рье (elevated land) · hy բարձրադիր (elevated land) · pl wyżyna (elevated land) · ru возвы́шенность (elevated land) · cmn 高地 (elevated land) · fi ylänkö (elevated land) · bcl kabubuldan (elevated land) · cy ucheldir (elevated land) · lt aukštuma (elevated land) · ar نَجْد (elevated land) · vi sơn nguyên (elevated land) · egy ꜥn ḏw (elevated land) · es sierra (elevated land) · kmr zozan (elevated land) · ru наго́рье (elevated land) · ota یایلا (elevated land) · uk нагі́р'я (elevated land) · mk возви́шеност (elevated land) · mk висо́чина (elevated land) · hi पठार (elevated land) · kk үстірт (elevated land) · mk возвише́ние (elevated land) · gl montaña (elevated land) · mk го́рски крај (elevated land) · ru го́рная страна́ (elevated land) · ga ardchríoch (elevated land) · om baddaa (elevated land) · gl terra alta (elevated land) · sh gorje (elevated land) · km ខ្ពង់រាប (elevated land) · lo ດອນ (elevated land) · tr yayla (elevated land) · de Hochland (elevated land) · nl hoogland (elevated land) · fr hauts-plateaux (elevated land) · it altopiano (elevated land) · fr hautes terres (elevated land) · ka მაღლობი (elevated land) · izh ylänkö (elevated land) · kk қырат (elevated land) · et kõrgustik (elevated land) · eo altejo (elevated land) · uk узви́шшя (elevated land) · hu felföld (elevated land) · id dataran tinggi (elevated land) · tl kataasan (elevated land) · be суго́р'е (elevated land) · ko 고지 (elevated land) · et mägismaa (elevated land) · pdt Huachlaunt (elevated land) · gd àrd-thìr (elevated land) · gl montes (elevated land) · tl minangon (elevated land) · pt terra alta (elevated land) · fi ylämaa (elevated land)