NOUN | location | Highlands, Highlands of Scotland | a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty |
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Sounds | hhay'lahndz | |
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Rhymes | funds ... Symonds: 5 rhymes with ahndz... |
Meaning | A mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse). | |
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Synonym | Highlands of Scotland | |
Instance of | highland, upland | Elevated (e.g., mountainous) land |
Part of | Scotland | One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Catalan | Highlands | |
Nouns | Highlander | a native of the Highlands of Scotland |
Highlander | a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands |
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