Antonyms for highland

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : hahy-luhnd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪ lənd

Definition of highland

Origin : Old English heohlond; see high (adj.) + land (n.). Highlands "mountainous district of Scotland" first recorded early 15c.

As in mountainous : adj hilly; large
As in knoll : noun small hill
As in mesa : noun plateau
As in plateau : noun level; flat, often high, land
As in rise : noun movement upward; upward slope
As in eminence : noun high ground
As in hill : noun uprising of earth's surface; pile
As in hillock : noun small hill

Example sentences :

Then it dawned on Drumsheugh that the doctor was attempting the Highland fling.
Extract from : « A Doctor of the Old School, Part 3 » by Ian Maclaren

On the same day we marched away from Hodeida to the highland.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

The history of Sutherland, as a county, differs from all our other Highland districts.
Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller

Another clawed at him as he swept around the corner to Highland.
Extract from : « Small World » by William F. Nolan

As he neared Highland, three of them darted directly into his path.
Extract from : « Small World » by William F. Nolan

Often, in the Highland tales, it is money the piper is after.
Extract from : « Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland » by Daniel Turner Holmes

The ambassador delivered a courteous greeting from the Highland chief.
Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett

He had had, he said, enough and to spare of Highland hospitality.
Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett

So the two would be off again into the tanglements of Highland pedigree.
Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro

Why should a novel about the Stock Exchange 'owe its inception' to a Highland lassie?
Extract from : « The Right Stuff » by Ian Hay

Synonyms for highland

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