English Explanatory Dictionary

highland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
adj
  1. Of or related to Highland or the Highlands.
name
  1. A council area in north-west Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
  2. A former region of Scotland, created in 1975 from the counties of Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Ross and Cromarty, Caithness, Sutherland and parts of Argyll and Moray, abolished in 1996.
  3. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Highland Township.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪ.lənd/ /ˈhaɪ.lɪnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-highland.wav

Word forms

highland highlands

Etymology

From Middle English hy laund, holond (“highland, upland”), from Old English hēahland (“highland”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaland, *hauhalandī; equivalent to high + land. Cognate with Scots hieland (“highland”), Dutch hoogland (“highland”), German Hochland (“highland”), Danish højland (“highland”), Swedish högland (“highland”).

Synonyms

upland upcountry

Related words

highlands Lowland

Derived words

Addington Highlands Atlantic Highlands Cameron Highlands Central Highlands Grey Highlands Highland County highland dance highlander Highland fling Highland Highlands highlandman Highland Papua Highland Park Highland Peak Highland Range highland tinamou Lanark Highlands Southern Highlands St Minver Highlands Highland cattle Highland cow Highland dancing Highland games Highland pony West Highland White Terrier
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