highland

Speech parts

1. highland - Noun

2. highland - Adjective

3. Highland - Proper noun

Meaning

Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

upland plateau highlands Hills hilly country mount scottish sierra hill ridge scots appalachian scotsman highlander butte
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Antonyms

lowland canyon marsh heath fen ley
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Hypernyms

elevation natural elevation

Hyponyms

plateau down tableland

Related terms

highlands

Phrases with the word

highland dress Highland games Highland cattle highland fling Highland Papua Highland Peak

Examples

The golden Hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my Dearie; For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary. Robert Burns

I was called up in 1942. Having been born in Berlin, schooled in Devon, London and Berkshire, and lived in Suffolk, I ended up in the Highland Light Infantry. Clement Freud

I thought I could make out Jamie's Highland screech, but that was likely imagination; they all sounded equally demented. Diana Gabaldon

Already an old man, he [Samuel Johnson] ventured on his Highland tour; and his heart, bound with triple brass, did not recoil before twenty-seven individual cups of tea. Robert Louis Stevenson

I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love that Highland burr. Penelope Keith

My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of playing is in my blood. It's a very powerful instrument, but it can also be soothing, like velvet. It's a real challenge for composers. Evelyn Glennie

Close letter words and terms

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