highland

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.lənd/, /ˈhaɪ.lɪnd/ Hyphenation: high‧land Homophones: island (in aitch-dropping accents), Hyland Rhymes: -aɪlənd === Noun === highland (plural highlands) A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas. Hypernym: land Near-synonyms: upland, upcountry ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== highlands ==== Translations ====