"Highlands" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Highlands.wav [Southern-England] Forms: the Highlands [canonical, plural]
Etymology: Specific application of highlands, equivalent to high + lands. Etymology templates: {{m|en|highlands}} highlands, {{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. Wikipedia link: Scottish Highlands Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (place): Mountains, Places in Scotland Hypernyms: Scotland Derived forms: Central Highlands, Grey Highlands, Highland [adjective], Highlander, Highlands County, Highlands East, Lanark Highlands, Southern Highlands, St Minver Highlands Related terms: highland, Highland (alt: n) Coordinate_terms: Lowlands 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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