relatively high ground - (modifier)
of or relating to a highland
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
high•land /ˈhaɪlənd/USA pronunciation
n.
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- highlands, [plural] a mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
adj. [before a noun]
- of, relating to, or characteristic of highlands:danced a highland fling.
high•land
(hī′lənd),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
High•land (hī′lənd),USA pronunciation n.
- an elevated region;
plateau:He moved to a highland far from the river. - highlands, a mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
adj.
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of highlands.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hēahlond. See high, land
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uplands, heights, mesa, tableland.
High•land (hī′lənd),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 182,044;
9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km). - Place Namesa city in NW Indiana, near Chicago. 25,935.
- Animal Husbandry[Brit.]See West Highland.
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West′ High′land,
- Animal Husbandryany of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands. Also called Scotch Highland, Kyloe;
[Brit.] Highland.
- 1870–75
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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) - (modifier)
of, relating to, or denoting the Highlands of Scotland
'highland' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American Highland
- Amery Ice Shelf
- Appalachia
- Bavaria
- Black Isle
- Black Watch
- Braemar
- Caithness
- Edwards Plateau
- Fort William
- Gael
- Glen Coe
- Highland Games
- Highland Park
- Highland cattle
- Highland dress
- Highland fling
- Highlander
- Highlands
- Inverness
- Inverness-shire
- Kyloe
- Luing
- Montagnard
- Nairnshire
- Ross and Cromarty
- Scotch Highland
- Sutherland
- West Highland
- West Highland white terrier
- Westie
- Wick
- bagpipes
- caber
- fell
- fling
- game
- garnet
- gillie
- hieland
- high
- kilt
- mod
- plaid
- skean dhu
- slogan
- sporran
- wick