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    highland

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Nationality & race, Geography
    high·land /ˈhaɪlənd/ adjective [only before noun]  1  SANSG (also Highland) relating to the Scottish Highlands or its people 苏格兰高地的；苏格兰高地人的 Highland pipers 苏格兰高地的风笛手2  SGin or relating to an area with a lot of mountains 高地的，高原的 → lowland the highland capital of Quito 位于高原的首都基多
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    highland• the highland city of Puno• highland dancing    nHighland  na region (=local government area) of northern Scotland which includes many islands and the highest mountain in the UK, ben nevis
    high·land adjectiveHighlandLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
    its Highlands the or relating Scottish to Corpus people


    highland
    high‧land /ˈhaɪlənd/ adjective [only before noun]
    1. (also Highland) relating to the Scottish Highlands or its people:
        Highland pipers
    2. in or relating to an area with a lot of mountains ⇨ lowland:
        the highland capital of Quito


    Highland
    Highland
    a region (=local government area) of northern Scotland which includes many islands and the highest mountain in the UK, Ben Nevis


    adjective,
    noun
    high·landBrE /ˈhaɪlənd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaɪlənd/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] connected with an area of land that has hills or mountains 高地的；高原的；山区的◆highland regions高原地区Highland connected with the Highlands of Scotland 苏格兰高地的  ➡  compare lowland adjective
    high·landBrE /ˈhaɪlənd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaɪlənd/ 🔊 noun [countable, usually plural] an area of land with hills or mountains 高地；高原the Highlands [plural] the high mountain region of Scotland 苏格兰高地  ➡  compare lowland noun