highland
See also: Highland
English
Etymology
From Middle English *hei-land, *heiȝ-land, from Old English hēahland (“highland”), equivalent to high + land. Cognate with Scots heland, heyland, hieland (“highland”), Dutch hoogland (“highland”), German Hochland (“highland”), Danish højland (“highland”), Swedish högland (“highland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaɪlənd/
- Hyphenation: high‧land
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Translations
mountainous land
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