highland

Everyday

1. Highland is land that is high up, with hills and mountains. tree →
2. (a name) The Highlands are the mountainous north and west part of Scotland. tree →
3. As an adjective, highland means from or to do with high land, especially the Scottish Highlands. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons, highlands are areas of high ground, opposite to lowlands; they are often colder, wetter and less crowded. In Scotland the Highlands are famous for mountains, lochs, castles, Highland cattle, Highland dancing and bagpipes. Highland games include tossing the caber. Many countries have highlands, such as the Ethiopian Highlands.

Examples

• We went on holiday to the Scottish Highlands. tree →
• Highland cows have long shaggy hair and big horns. tree →
• At the Highland games, a man tossed a huge log called a caber. tree →
• Highland dancing is done to bagpipe music. tree →
• Few people live in the highland areas. tree →
• The highlands of Kenya are good for growing tea. tree →
• In one of the least intelligible of the West Highland tales, there is a scene which somewhat resembles the "lykewake" in this skazka. tree →

Note

«The Highlands» (capital H) means the Scottish region. As a general word, usually plural: highlands. Opposite: lowland, lowlands.