highland

Definitions


[ˈhʌɪlənd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an area of high or mountainous land
(e.g: the highlands of Madagascar)

- the mountainous part of Scotland, to the north of Glasgow and Stirling, often associated with Gaelic culture
(e.g: a Highland regiment)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English hēahlond ‘a high promontory’ (see high, land)




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