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Highland
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highland
English
+ (council area)
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Etymology
Proprialization of en highland.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhaɪ.lənd/ /ˈhaɪ.lɪnd/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-highland.wav US
en High land
en island in aitch-dropping accents Hyland
en aɪlənd 2
Adjective
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Of or related to Highland or the Highlands.
en 1847 editorial staff (untitled Adulterated Food) Scientific American series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68 A merchant has been convicted in Glasgow for adulterating the meal to the Highland poor.
Derived terms
en Highland cattle Highland cow Highland dancing Highland games Highlandism Highlandman Highland Peak Highland pony Highland Range Highlandry West Highland White Terrier
Proper noun
en council area in north-west cc/Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
en former region cc/Scotland created in 1975 from the counties of en Inverness-shire, en Nairnshire, en Ross and Cromarty, en Caithness, en Sutherland and parts of en Argyll and en Moray, abolished in 1996.
en place c/USA, including:
en city co/San Bernardino County s/California.
en ucomm/and/CDP co/Howard County s/Maryland. TopoZone: Highland, Maryland
en town co/Sullivan County s/New York.
en hamlet/and/CDP town:pref/Lloyd co/Ulster County s/New York. TopoZone: Highland, Ulster Co., New York
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Highland Township.
Related terms
en Lowland
en Highlands
References
en 2-syllable words