highland

highland
noun
  1. [mass noun](亦作 highlands)an area of high or mountainous land
    高地,高原,山地
    the highlands of Madagascar.
    马达加斯加的高地。
    [as modifier]a highland region of Vietnam.
    越南的一个山区。
  2. (the Highlands)the mountainous part of Scotland, to the north of Glasgow and Stirling, often associated with Gaelic culture
    苏格兰高地(在格拉斯哥和斯特林北部,常与盖尔人文化相联系)
    [as modifier]a Highland regiment.
    一个苏格兰高地团。
    ■(Highland)an administrative region of northern Scotland; administrative centre, Inverness
    海兰(苏格兰北部行政区;行政中心因弗内斯)
派生
highlander
noun
highlandman
( pl. -men)
noun(pl. -men)
语源
  1. Old English hēahlond 'a high promontory' (see high, land)
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