Highland

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English

Etymology

Specific application of highland, equivalent to high +‎ land.

Adjective

Highland (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to Highland or the Highlands.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Highland

  1. A council area in north-west Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
  2. A former region in 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.