Dictionary![]() ![]() high•landPronunciation: (hī'lund), [key] —n. 1. an elevated region; plateau: He moved to a highland far from the river. 2. highlands,a mountainous region or elevated part of a country. —adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of highlands. High•landPronunciation: (hī'lund), [key] —n. 1. a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 182,044; 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km). 2. a city in NW Indiana, near Chicago. 25,935. 3. Brit.See West Highland. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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