Proper noun
Highlands and Islands
(UK) The Highlands.
A document produced by the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (Hitrans) has said flight costs were discouraging firms from doing business on the islands. Source: Internet
Catholicism had been reduced to the fringes of the country, particularly the Gaelic-speaking areas of the Highlands and Islands. Source: Internet
Hanson (2003) p. 216 The Romans' direct impact on the Highlands and Islands was scant and there is no evidence that they ever actually landed in the Outer Hebrides. Source: Internet
He had travelled widely and, in his eyes, the living standard among freemen in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland was worse than that among slaves in the West Indies. Source: Internet
The Foundation, chaired by the couple’s grandson James Baxter, supports charities and worthy community causes throughout the north-east and the Highlands and Islands. Source: Internet
North development quango Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is ploughing almost £2million into its crisis-hit Cairngorm Mountain ski centre. Source: Internet