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Highlands

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Noun

1. highlands, highlands of scotland

a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Highlands

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noun
the Highlands
1. 
a. 
the part of Scotland that lies to the northwest of the great fault that runs from Dumbarton to Stonehaven
b. 
a smaller area consisting of the mountainous north of Scotland: distinguished by Gaelic culture
2. (often not capital)
the highland region of any country

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Highlands

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A mountainous region of central and northern Scotland. Famous for its rugged beauty, the area maintained a distinctive culture, based on the Scottish Gaelic language and the clan system, until well into the 1800s.

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