Meaning

4 senses
  1. (Scotland)A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.

    Gebirgler, Gebirgsbewohner, Bergbewohner

    го́рецgórec

    горя́нинhorjányn, горя́нкаhorjánka, го́рецьhórecʹ

    a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands

  2. Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.

  3. (Philippines)The Igorot people, referring to them originating from the Cordillera Mountain Range.

  4. (capitalized, often, uncountable)A game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Historical distinctions also remain between central highlanders and coastal people.

    ruТакже сохраняются исторические различия между жителями горных районов в центре и жителями побережья.

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Translations

6 languages
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inhabitant of highlands:
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Origin

From the tagline "There can be only one" of the film Highlander (1986).

From the tagline "There can be only one" of the film Highlander (1986).

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Forms

plural: highlanders
Singularhighlander
Pluralhighlanders

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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