/huy"leuhnd/ , 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.
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of highlands.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE heahlond. See HIGH, LAND ]
Syn. 1. uplands, heights, mesa, tableland.