1 [mass noun] (also highlands) an area of high or mountainous land:the highlands of Madagascar [as modifier]:a highland region of Vietnam
2 (the Highlands) the mountainous part of Scotland, to the north of Glasgow and Stirling, often associated with Gaelic culture: [as modifier]:a Highland regiment
(Highland) a council area of northern Scotland; administrative centre, Inverness.
Derivatives
highlander
noun
highlandman
noun (plural highlandmen)
Origin:
Old Englishhēahlond 'a high promontory' (see high, land)
highland in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of highland in the US English dictionary
