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Definition of Highlands of Scotland
1. Noun. 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).
Group relationships: Scotland
Generic synonyms: Highland, Upland
Derivative terms: Highlander, Highlander
Lexicographical Neighbors of Highlands Of Scotland
Literary usage of Highlands of Scotland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"A full and particular description of the Highlands of Scotland, ... A Journey to
the Highlands of Scotland, with occasional remarks on Dr. Johnson's Tour. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"This custom is observed in many other places, particularly in North America.
tricts of the Highlands of Scotland. It is used at funerals, but is otherwise ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1827)
"Prize Essay, on the State of Society and Knowledge in the Highlands of Scotland,
particularly in the Northern Counties, at the Period of the Rebellion, ..."
4. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"NOTE ON SOME EFFECTS OF THE GALE IN THE Highlands of Scotland ON NOVEMBER 17th
AND 18th, 1893. By ERIC STUART BRUCE, MA, FRMet.Soc. [Received October 4th. ..."
5. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1913)
"AN ODE ON THE POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS OF THE Highlands of Scotland '. Inscribed to Mr.
Home, Author of Douglas Home, thou return'st from Thames, whose naiads ..."
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