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HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND
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I. (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)
Synonyms:
Highlands; Highlands of Scotland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
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)
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