Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Highland

Highland , noun

Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.
Collocations (1)
Highland fling , a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe.

highland , adjective

of, located in, or characteristic of high or hilly country. Contrasted to lowland. [prenominal]