Highlandnoun
/ˈhaɪ.lənd//ˈhaɪ.lənd/an area in the north of Scotland that was one of nine local government regions until 1996 and is now a council area (= an area with its own local government):
In Highland, some 83% of the funding of the council is from the Scottish Executive.
Officials from the Highland Council have been working closely with local communities.
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- Eight councils, including Glasgow, Highland, and Fife, recycled below 5%.
- Inverness, 34 miles away, is the administrative capital of the Highland region.
- He said the fuel tax was damaging the Highland economy.
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