"highlands" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From high + lands. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|high|lands}} high + lands Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} highlands pl (plural only)
  1. A high area of land, lands higher than surrounding areas. Tags: plural, plural-only Derived forms: highland [adjective], highlander, Highlands, Highlander Related terms: highland (alt: n) Translations (area of high land): възвишения (vǎzvišenija) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), altaĵaro (Esperanto), hautes terres [feminine, plural] (French), montaña [feminine] (Galician), Hochland [neuter] (German), רמה (ramah) (Hebrew), acrocoro [masculine] (Italian), ស្រុកលើ (srok lǝǝ) (Khmer), возвише́нија (vozvišénija) [neuter, plural] (Macedonian), zozan [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), terras altas (Portuguese), tierras altas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), högland [neuter] (Swedish)

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    },
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