HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Highlands of Scotland mean? 

• HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND (noun)
  The noun HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND has 1 sense:

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)

  Familiarity information: HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Highlands; Highlands of Scotland

Instance hypernyms:

highland; upland (elevated (e.g., mountainous) land)

Holonyms ("Highlands of Scotland" is a part of...):

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)