Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: highlands
IPA transcription: [h'aɪləndz]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Highlands, Highlands_of_Scotland
    Meaning: 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)
Usage examples
  • The same custom was common in the Highlands of Scotland.
  • In the Northern Atlantic States the highlands approached more nearly to the sea, and the rivers made their last leap near to harbors of commerce.
  • Our first essay was along a mountain brook among the Highlands of the Hudson--a most unfortunate place for the execution of those piscatory tactics which had been invented along the velvet margins of quiet English rivulets.
  • I took up my Residence in a Romantic Village in the Highlands of Scotland where I have ever since continued, and where I can uninterrupted by unmeaning Visits, indulge in a melancholy solitude, my unceasing Lamentations for the Death of my Father, my Mother, my Husband and my Freind.