highland

highland

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English

Etymology

From Middle English hy laund, holond (highland, upland), from Old English hēahland (highland), from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaland, *hauhalandī; equivalent to high +‎ land. Cognate with Scots hieland (highland), Dutch hoogland (highland), German Hochland (highland), Danish højland (highland), Swedish högland (highland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.lənd/, /ˈhaɪ.lɪnd/
  • Hyphenation: high‧land
  • Homophones: island (in aitch-dropping accents), Hyland
  • Rhymes: -aɪlənd

Noun

highland (plural highlands)

  1. A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

Hypernyms

  • land

Derived terms

Related terms

  • highlands

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