highland

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an elevated, hilly, or mountainous area of land

   Snow remained on the highland long after the valley had turned green.

2. 2
   adj

   situated in, coming from, or characteristic of elevated or mountainous country

   The expedition crossed a remote highland plateau before reaching the coast.

From Middle English hy laund and Old English heahland, a compound of heah ('high') + land. Cognates occur across Germanic languages. The common noun denotes elevated country; capitalized Highland and Highlands later became especially associated with northern and western Scotland.

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