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Highlands vs Highland - What's the difference?

highlands | highland |

As nouns the difference between highlands and highland

is that highlands is an area of high land while highland is an area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.

As a proper noun Highlands

is a mountainous area of Scotland.

As an adjective highland is

relating to highlands.

highlands

English

(Scottish Highlands)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A mountainous area of Scotland.

    • Derived terms

    *Highlander

    highland

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Relating to .