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Noun: Highlands  hI-lundz
  1. A mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
    - Scottish Highlands, Highlands of Scotland
Noun: highland  hI-lund
  1. Elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
    - upland

Type of: elevation, natural elevation

Part of: Scotland

Encyclopedia: Highlands, Newfoundland and Labrador

Highland, Saint Paul