highland

¹

[ hahy-luhnd ]

noun

1. an elevated region; plateau:

   He moved to a highland far from the river.

   Synonyms: tableland, mesa, height

2. highlands, a mountainous region or elevated part of a country.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of highlands.

Highland

²

[ hahy-luhnd ]

noun

1. a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9,710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
2. a city in NW Indiana, near Chicago.
3. British. West Highland.

Highland

¹

/ ˈhaɪlənd /

noun

1. 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: 209 080 (2003 est). Area: 25 149 sq km (9710 sq miles)
2. modifier of, relating to, or denoting the Highlands of Scotland

highland

²

/ ˈhaɪlənd /

noun

1. relatively high ground
2. modifier of or relating to a highland

Derived Forms

• ˈhighlander, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of highland¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hēahlond. See high, land

Example Sentences

But using remote sensing technology, archeologists have now found at least two highland cities that sat along a key crossroad of the trade routes.

From BBC

Pregnant people living in highland regions who have never had malaria before are worst-positioned to survive the bite of an infected mosquito.

From Salon

A mortuary practice known as Log Coffin culture characterizes the Iron Age of highland Pang Mapha in northwestern Thailand.

From Science Daily

For example, highland herders typically move across zones with rich grass resources toward the more limited arable niches on the plateau.

From Science Daily

The trees were discovered growing beneath the Kalahari sands of highland Angola, in central Africa.

From BBC

Related Words

• bluff
• cliff
• dune
• highland
• hillside
• hilltop
• ridge
• slope