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highland

adjective
🔊/ˈhaɪlənd/
🔊/ˈhaɪlənd/
 [only before noun]
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  1. 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
    Topics Geographyb2
  2. Highland
     connected with the Highlands of Scotland 苏格兰高地的compare lowland
    3. Word OriginOld English hēahlond ‘a high promontory’ (see high, land).

highland

noun
🔊/ˈhaɪlənd/
🔊/ˈhaɪlənd/
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  1. [countable, usually plural] an area of land with hills or mountains高地；高原Topics Geographyb2
  2. the Highlands
     [plural] the high mountain region of Scotland苏格兰高地 compare lowland
  3. 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
    4. Word OriginOld English hēahlond ‘a high promontory’ (see high, land).