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highland definition

high·land (hī′lənd)

noun

land well above sea level; region higher than adjacent land and containing many hills or mountains

adjective

of, in, or from such a region
highland Idioms

the Highlands

mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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