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Highlands
" I came home for a week after I finished filming 'Rambo' because, after being in the jungle for three months, all I wanted to do was walk in the Highlands."
Graham McTavish

Meaning of "Highlands" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HIGHLANDS

ˈhaɪləndz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGHLANDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Highlands is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGHLANDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Highland

The term highland or upland is used to denote any mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau. Generally speaking, upland tends to refer to ranges of hills, typically up to 500-600m. Highland is usually reserved for ranges of low mountains.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGHLANDS

diamonds · Hollands · Islands · Lowlands · Midlands · Netherlands · Newlands · seconds · Symonds · thousands · uplands · viands

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGHLANDS

Highland cattle · Highland Clearances · Highland dress · Highland fling · Highland Games · Highlander

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGHLANDS

British Virgin Islands · Caicos Islands · Canary Islands · Cayman Islands · Cook Islands · Falkland Islands · Faroe Islands · hands · Keeling Islands · lands · Mariana Islands · Marshall Islands · Northern Mariana Islands · Paracel Islands · Sandwich Islands · Solomon Islands · the Islands · the Netherlands · Turks and Caicos Islands · Virgin Islands · West Midlands

Synonyms and antonyms of Highlands in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HIGHLANDS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «Highlands» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «Highlands» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HIGHLANDS

Find out the translation of Highlands to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Highlands from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Highlands» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

高原地区
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

tierras altas
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Highlands
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

हाइलैंड्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرتفعات
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

нагорье
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

serrania
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পার্বত্য অঞ্চলের
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

région montagneuse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Highlands
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Hochland
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

山岳地方
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

산악 지역
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Tanah Tinggi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tây Nguyên
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஹைலேண்ட்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हाईलँड्स
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Highlands
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

zona montuosa
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Highlands
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

нагір´я
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Highlands
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Highlands
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hoogland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Highlands
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Highlands
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Highlands

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGHLANDS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Highlands
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Highlands

EXAMPLES

6 QUOTES WITH «HIGHLANDS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Highlands.
1
Rick Astley
My dad loved Scotland, so we would pile into his caravan and head for the Highlands, to Fort William and Loch Ness. It was such an adventure - my siblings and I were allowed to roam and explore the local beaches. We loved the freedom of those trips.
2
Caitriona Balfe
The Scottish Highlands are incredible. There seems to be magic and poetry everywhere.
3
James Cosmo
Although I don't live there anymore, Scotland is a great place for the people coming over to visit and to tour around the Highlands, because it is a very magical place.
4
Sue Kelly
Last year, I co-sponsored the Highlands Conservation Act and in a bipartisan effort we passed the bill through Congress.
5
Charles Kennedy
If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.
6
Graham McTavish
I came home for a week after I finished filming 'Rambo' because, after being in the jungle for three months, all I wanted to do was walk in the Highlands.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGHLANDS»

Discover the use of Highlands in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Highlands and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Love in the Highlands
And that secret was to threaten to take from her the man she loved. How she discovered the truth in a way that nearly cost him his life, is told in this romantic novel, the 658th by BARBARA CARTLAND.
Barbara Cartland, 2011
2
The Clans, Septs & Regiments of the Scottish Highlands
Given by Eugene Edge III.
Frank Adam, Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, 1970
3
Backpacker's Britain: Central and Southern Scottish Highlands
Packed with information, this guide is all you need to plan your next wilderness trip.
Graham Uney, 2010
4
Life and Death in the Central Highlands: An American ...
The nightmares and guilt about killing are gone, and so is the callous on his soul. Life and Death in the Central Highlands is a gripping, personal account of one soldier's war in the Vietnam War
James T. Gillam, 2010
5
Highlands
In the Highlands, the powerful forces of nature are ever-present. It is a place that affects you emotionally, opens the senses, and connects you with the ground on which you stand. — Frances F. Dunwell, The Hudson River Highlands Even ...
Ronnie Clark Coffey, 2006
6
Forest Park Highlands
Forest Park Highlands was once St. Louis's largest and best-known amusement park.
Doug Garner, 2007
7
Revolution in the Highlands: China's Jinggangshan Base Area
This long-awaited work penetrates the hagiographic haze of Mao-centered analysis to provide a close narrative and rich social history of the Jinggangshan base.
Stephen C. Averill, 2003
8
The Highlands: Critical Resources, Treasured Landscapes
The Highlands is the first book to examine the natural and cultural landscape of this four-state region, showing how it’s distinctive and why its conservation is vital.
Richard G. Lathrop, 2011
9
Atlantic Highlands
The array of images and locations within this book is truly a tribute to a time when life at the shore seemed just a bit simpler.
Randall Gabrielan, 2003
10
Red Hills: Migrants and the State in the Highlands of Vietnam
During the 20th century, several million inhabitants of Vietnam's northern deltas sought new homes in the country's highlands. Andrew Hardy explores the consequences of this policy and the political economy of such mass migration.
Andrew David Hardy, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGHLANDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Highlands is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Virginia Highlands Festival preview party | News - Home - WCYB.com
One of the events Abingdon is best known for, and a big economic boom for the town, is about to get underway. The Virginia Highlands Festival ... «WCYB, Jul 15»
2
Coroner says man shot at North Highlands party was San Mateo …
A man fatally shot early Sunday at a house party in North Highlands has been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner's Office as Rogelio ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
3
Arrest made in Lorida murder - Highlands Today
Virgil Lee West, 20, of 110 Pine Terrace, Lorida, was arrested by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office in connection with the shooting. «Highlands Today, Jul 15»
4
Stout brings its Santa Monica roots to the Highlands - LEO Weekly
Stout brings its Santa Monica roots to the Highlands. Jul 15 2015. By Kelsey Westbrook. Beer lovers, brew nerds, ale snobs and boozers alike: rejoice! There are ... «Louisville Eccentric Observer, Jul 15»
5
Virginia Highlands festival preview party - Bristol Herald Courier
Virginia Highlands Festival executive committee president Ben Jennings, right, and executive director Becky Caldwell talk about the new ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jul 15»
6
Police dealing with two accidents in the Highlands - Press and Journal
Police have attended two accidents in Highlands. Emergency services are dealing with two accidents in the Highlands, including a multiple ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
7
Art, photography competitions coming to Highlands Festival - SWVa …
The 67th Annual Virginia Highlands Festival continues its tradition of Juried Fine Art and Photography competitions to showcase local artists ... «Southwest Virginia Today, Jul 15»
8
Mundet Hermetite to close Buena Vista plant | Alleghany Highlands
... ” I regret the impact this will have on our employees and the community," Mundet CEO and Chairman Stephen Young said. "We have many ... «WDBJ7, Jul 15»
9
Erie Highlands open house marks latest phase of town's growth
A grand opening for Erie Highlands will be Saturday. The development, which eventually could feature 994 homes, is the latest evidence of ... «Colorado Hometown Weekly, Jul 15»
10
Vivid rainbows add backdrop to Highlands, Butte
Butte resident Ron Alne photographed these rainbows over the Highlands following a storm that blew through the area Tuesday night, July 14. «Montana Standard, Jul 15»
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