highlander en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaɪləndə/ non-rhotic
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhaɪləndəɹ/ rhotic
Etymology
Etymology tree English highland Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English highlander From highland + -er.
Meanings
- (Scotland) A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
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Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.
Other essayists, however, detect significant distinctions between highlander and lowlander—differences in racial attitudes (abolitionist or rabid racist), in the types of work that African Americans performed, and in the extent to which perceptions of whiteness shaped how outsiders understood the region and acted toward it.
2001, John C. Inscoe, Appalachians and Race, Introduction, page 10:He gave credence to the long-standing impression that southern highlanders were as a whole 'a hardy race of European dissenters' of very different stock from other southern colonists…. As backwoodsmen and highlanders, they opposed slavery formally, through abolitionist organizations, newspapers, or institutions of higher education….
2001, John C. Inscoe, Appalachians and Race, Introduction", page 1:
- (Philippines) The Igorot people, referring to them originating from the Cordillera Mountain Range.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| highlanders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (48)
tl taga-taas (inhabitant of highlands) · mk горно́земец (inhabitant of highlands) · sh bȑđanin (inhabitant of highlands) · ro muntean (inhabitant of highlands) · sh gòrštāk (inhabitant of highlands) · mk го́рјанка (inhabitant of highlands) · hy լեռնական (inhabitant of highlands) · uk горя́нин (inhabitant of highlands) · izh gortsa (inhabitant of highlands) · sh го̀ранин (inhabitant of highlands) · de Gebirgler (inhabitant of highlands) · mk го́рјанин (inhabitant of highlands) · pl góral (inhabitant of highlands) · eo montano (inhabitant of highlands) · mk горно́земка (inhabitant of highlands) · fi ylämaalainen (inhabitant of highlands) · uk горя́нка (inhabitant of highlands) · cs horák (inhabitant of highlands) · sh gòranin (inhabitant of highlands) · tl taga-bundok (inhabitant of highlands) · am ደጋኛ (inhabitant of highlands) · uk го́рець (inhabitant of highlands) · cs horal (inhabitant of highlands) · cy ucheldirwr (inhabitant of highlands) · be го́рац (inhabitant of highlands) · bg планинец (inhabitant of highlands) · nl hooglander (inhabitant of highlands) · ar نَجْدِيّ (inhabitant of highlands) · fr montagnarde (inhabitant of highlands) · wym giörol (inhabitant of highlands) · sh го̀ршта̄к (inhabitant of highlands) · de Gebirgsbewohner (inhabitant of highlands) · nl bergbewoner (inhabitant of highlands) · el βουνίσιος (inhabitant of highlands) · pl góralka (inhabitant of highlands) · fr montagnard (inhabitant of highlands) · egy i-Z11-Dw:Z1 (inhabitant of highlands) · mk го́рненец (inhabitant of highlands) · sh бр̏ђанин (inhabitant of highlands) · ce ламаро (inhabitant of highlands) · ar جَبَلِيّ (inhabitant of highlands) · gl brañego (inhabitant of highlands) · ru го́рец (inhabitant of highlands) · pdt Huachlenda (inhabitant of highlands) · de Bergbewohner (inhabitant of highlands) · it montanaro (inhabitant of highlands) · mk го́рненка (inhabitant of highlands) · el ορεσίβιος (inhabitant of highlands)