highlands of scotland

1. 1.

   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)

   SynonymsHighlands

   Broaderhighland

   Part ofScotland

Questions about highlands of scotland

What does highlands of scotland mean?

highlands of scotland means "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)".

What is another word for highlands of scotland?

Close synonyms include Highlands. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is highlands of scotland a common word?

highlands of scotland is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.