highland

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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).

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highland (plural highlands)

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

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