Highland

See also: highland

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

• Highland cattle
• Highland cow
• Highland dancing
• Highland games
• Highland Peak
• Highland pony
• Highland Range
• West Highland White Terrier

 

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.

Related terms

• Highlands