"Highlands" meaning in All languages combined

See Highlands on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Highlands.wav
Etymology: Specific application of highlands, equivalent to high + lands. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|high|lands}} high + lands Head templates: {{en-proper noun|p|head=(the) Highlands}} (the) Highlands pl (plural only)
  1. The mountainous northern area of Scotland. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (place): Places in Scotland Translations (area of Scotland): Terres altes d'Escòcia [feminine, plural] (Catalan), Skotlannin ylämaa (Finnish), Highlands [masculine] (French), Hautes-Terres [feminine, plural] (French), na Garbhchríocha (Irish), Gàidhealtachd (Scottish-Gaelic), Ucheldir [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Highlands-en-name-pBm~nIDA Disambiguation of 'area of Scotland': 87 13
  2. A town in Orange County, New York, United States. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States, Mountains
    Sense id: en-Highlands-en-name-Z-vjL~uY Disambiguation of Mountains: 6 94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: Scotland Related terms: highland, Highland (alt: n) Coordinate_terms: Lowlands
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Download raw JSONL data for Highlands meaning in All languages combined (3.3kB)

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