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High·lands    Audio Help   [hahy-luhndz] Pronunciation Key
–noun
(used with a singular verb) a mountainous region in N Scotland, N of the Grampians.
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–noun
1.an elevated region; plateau: He moved to a highland far from the river.
2.highlands, a mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
–adjective
3.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of highlands.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; OE héahlond. See high, land]

—Synonyms 1. uplands, heights, mesa, tableland.
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high·land    Audio Help   (hī'lənd)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Elevated land.
  2. highlands A mountainous or hilly section of a country.

adj.   Of, relating to, or characteristic of a highland.

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High·lands    Audio Help   (hī'ləndz)  Pronunciation Key 
A mountainous region of central and northern Scotland extending northwest and including the Grampian Mountains. Famous for its rugged beauty, the area maintained a highly distinctive culture, based on the Scottish Gaelic language and the clan system, until well into the 19th century.

High'land adj., High'land·er n.
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highlands

noun
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse) 

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ˈhighlands noun plural
a mountainous part of certain countries, especially (with capital) of Scotland
Arabic: مُرْتَفَعات
Chinese (Simplified): 高地
Chinese (Traditional): 高地
Czech: vysočina; Skotská vysočina
Danish: højland
Dutch: hooglanden
Estonian: mägismaa
Finnish: ylämaat
French: région montagneuse
German: das Hochland
Greek: ορεινές περιοχές, υψώματα (πληθ.)
Hungarian: felvidék
Icelandic: hálendi
Indonesian: pegunungan
Italian: altopiano, regione montuosa*
Japanese: 高地
Latvian: augstiene; kalniene
Lithuanian: aukštumos
Norwegian: (det skotske) høylandet
Polish: pogórze (szkockie)
Portuguese (Brazil): highlands
Portuguese (Portugal): montanhas
Romanian: regiune muntoasă
Russian: горная местность; север и северо-запад Шотландии
Slovak: vysočina; Škótska vysočina
Slovenian: (škotsko) višavje
Spanish: región montañosa; las tierras altas de Escocia
Swedish: högländerna
Turkish: dağlık arazi
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Highlands Ranch, CO (CDP, FIPS 36410) Location: 39.55396 N, 104.96890 W
Population (1990): 10181 (3751 housing units)
Area: 12.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80126

Highlands County, FL (county, FIPS 55) Location: 27.34056 N, 81.34258 W
Population (1990): 68432 (40114 housing units)
Area: 2663.8 sq km (land), 201.7 sq km (water)

Highlands, NC (town, FIPS 31360) Location: 35.05395 N, 83.19810 W
Population (1990): 948 (1596 housing units)
Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28741

Highlands, TX (CDP, FIPS 33836) Location: 29.81266 N, 95.05745 W
Population (1990): 6632 (2455 housing units)
Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 77562

Highlands, CA (CDP, FIPS 33632) Location: 37.51990 N, 122.34278 W
Population (1990): 2644 (880 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Highlands, NJ (borough, FIPS 31500) Location: 40.40435 N, 73.99084 W
Population (1990): 4849 (2890 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)

Brittany Farms-Highlands, PA (CDP, FIPS 8819) Location: 40.26882 N, 75.21449 W
Population (1990): 2747 (1146 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

North Highlands, CA (CDP, FIPS 51924) Location: 38.66765 N, 121.38041 W
Population (1990): 42105 (16138 housing units)
Area: 33.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95660

Newton Highlands, MA Zip code(s): 02161

Pistakee Highlands, IL (CDP, FIPS 60144) Location: 42.40316 N, 88.21216 W
Population (1990): 3848 (1336 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)

Richmond Highlands, WA (CDP, FIPS 58340) Location: 47.75913 N, 122.34304 W
Population (1990): 26037 (10648 housing units)
Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Lakeland Highlands, FL (CDP, FIPS 38262) Location: 27.95945 N, 81.95017 W
Population (1990): 9972 (3818 housing units)
Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)

Atlantic Highlands, NJ (borough, FIPS 2110) Location: 40.42097 N, 74.01618 W
Population (1990): 4629 (1932 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 8.5 sq km (water)

Trabuco Highlands, CA (CDP, FIPS 80217) Location: 33.61486 N, 117.56546 W
Population (1990): 3191 (1302 housing units)
Area: 14.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

East Renton Highlands, WA (CDP, FIPS 19857) Location: 47.48510 N, 122.11124 W
Population (1990): 13218 (4590 housing units)
Area: 26.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

Pompano Beach Highlands, FL (CDP, FIPS 58075) Location: 26.28605 N, 80.11510 W
Population (1990): 17915 (7946 housing units)
Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Desert View Highlands, CA (CDP, FIPS 19052) Location: 34.58975 N, 118.15261 W
Population (1990): 2154 (769 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands, MD (CDP, FIPS 45662) Location: 39.23645 N, 76.65465 W
Population (1990): 15509 (5781 housing units)
Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

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