highland

adjective

/ˈhaɪlənd/

[only before noun]

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connected with an area of land that has hills or mountains高地的；高原的；山区的
- highland regions高原地区
- highland roads高地道路
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Highland
connected with the Highlands of Scotland苏格兰高地的 compare lowland

Word OriginOld English hēahlond ‘a high promontory’ (see high, land).

noun

/ˈhaɪlənd/

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[countable, usually plural] an area of land with hills or mountains高地；高原Topics Geographyb2
the Highlands
[plural] the high mountain region of Scotland苏格兰高地 compare lowland
Highland
a council area of northern Scotland, to the north of the Grampians (= a range of mountains) and including some of the Inner Hebrides islands. It is the largest of the council areas and has the lowest population density (= number of people per area of land). Its administrative centre and only city is Inverness.苏格兰高地

Word OriginOld English hēahlond ‘a high promontory’ (see high, land).

BNC: 7195 COCA: 10211

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