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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. elevated (e.g., mountainous) land;
[syn: highland, upland]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. used of high or hilly country;
[syn: upland, highland(a)]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Highland \High"land\, n.
   Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated
   region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.
   [1913 Webster]

   Highland fling, a dance peculiar to the Scottish
      Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe.
      [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

highland \highland\ adj.
   of, located in, or characteristic of high or hilly country.
   Contrasted to lowland. [prenominal] [Narrower terms:
   alpestrine, subalpine ; {alpine; mountain(prenominal) ;
   {mountainous ]

   Syn: upland.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

highland
    adj 1: used of high or hilly country [syn: {upland,
           highland(a)] [ant: lowland]
    n 1: elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: highland,
         upland] [ant: lowland]