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- [hahy-luh nd]
- /ˈhaɪ lənd/
- /ˈhaɪ.ləndz/
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- [hahy-luh nd]
- /ˈhaɪ lənd/
Definitions of highland word
- noun highland a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km). 1
- noun highland a city in NW Indiana, near Chicago. 1
- noun highland British. West Highland. 1
- adjective highland of, relating to, or characteristic of highlands. 1
- noun highland An area of high or mountainous land. 1
- noun plural highland mountain region 1
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Origin of highland
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hēahlond. See high, land
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Parts of speech for Highland
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
highland popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
highland usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for highland
noun highland
- prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- hillock — a small hill.
- altitude — If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
adj highland
- alpine — Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- colossal — If you describe something as colossal, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
- gigantic — very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
Antonyms for highland
noun highland
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- inferiority — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- lowness — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
Top questions with highland
- what county is highland park il in?
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