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   highland

   /ˈhʌɪlənd/

   noun

   • 1. an area of high or mountainous land: "the highlands of Madagascar"
   • 2. the mountainous part of Scotland, to the north of Glasgow and Stirling, often associated with Gaelic culture: "a Highland regiment"
   • ▪ a council area of northern Scotland; administrative centre, Inverness.

   Word Origin Old Englishhēahlond ‘a high promontory’ (see high, land).

   Derivatives

   • 1. highlander noun
   • 2. highlandman noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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