highlandsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈhaɪ.ləndz/us/ˈhaɪ.ləndz/a mountainous area of a country:
Most villages in the highlands are now connected by roads.
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Geography: hills & mountains
- alpine
- arête
- Ben
- butte
- cirque
- cliff
- clifftop
- col
- drumlin
- hilltop
- hilly
- hummock
- incline
- knoll
- mountainous
- Mountains
- mountainside
- orographic
- ridge
- shelf
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highland
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈhaɪ.lənd/us/ˈhaɪ.lənd/
in or relating to an area with mountains or hills:
highland springs