Definitions
used of high or hilly country
Word 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”).
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: upland, upcountry”
“The highlands of the Swiss Alps are home to many unique flowers.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Mountain area”8 letters
02“Hilly region”8 letters
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