n. Highlanders, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland. [ 1913 Webster ]
Highland fling, a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. of, located in, or characteristic of high or hilly country. Contrasted to lowland. [ prenominal ] [ Narrower terms: alpestrine, subalpine ; alpine; mountain(prenominal) ; mountainous ] Syn. -- upland. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
n. 1. a soldier in a Scottish Highland regiment. [ wns=1 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the Highlands of Scotland. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]