highland
noun
[ ˈhʌɪlənd ]
• an area of high or mountainous land.
• "the highlands of Madagascar"
Similar:
uplands,
highlands,
mountains,
hills,
heights,
moors,
hilly country,
mountainous region,
plateau,
upland,
tableland,
mesa,
elevated plain,
ridge,
wolds,
• the mountainous part of Scotland, to the north of Glasgow and Stirling, often associated with Gaelic culture.
• "a Highland regiment"
Origin:
Old English hēahlond ‘a high promontory’ (see high, land).
