highland
A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areasA high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
» Algeria's territory is largely made of highlands.
Meaning
1 sensesA high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
Near-synonyms: upland, upcountry
The highlands of the Swiss Alps are home to many unique flowers.
Hochland
наго́рьеnagórʹje, плоского́рьеploskogórʹje, го́рная страна́górnaja straná
нагі́р'яnahírʺja, узви́шшяuzvýššja
- elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
Examples
11 sentencesAlgeria's territory is largely made of highlands.
Mars contains highlands which occur in the southern hemisphere.
Tom bought a remote homestead in the Scottish Highlands.
Том придбав садибу в глушині Шотландських Гір.
Many years ago I wandered for a while on highlands completely unknown to tourists.
The city lies on the border between the coastal area and the neighboring highland.
deDie Stadt liegt an der Grenze zwischen der Küstenregion und dem benachbarten Bergland.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hy laund, holond (“highland, upland”), from Old English hēahland (“higFrom 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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