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Added 9 October 2026

highland

/ˈhaɪ.lənd/ noun

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A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
The highlands of the Swiss Alps are home to many unique flowers.

Origin

From 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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