highlands

noun

Definition of highlandsnext
plural of highland
as in hills
an area of high ground there are permanent glaciers in the cool, humid highlands of the Pacific Northwest

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Recent Examples of highlands The Simbari people of Papua New Guinea’s eastern highlands separate boys from their mothers around the age of nine. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The Macallan Importantly, this is the first time that Macallan fans will be able to have this type of experience without going through global travel retail or venturing into the heart of the remote Scottish highlands. — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 West Highland Way, Scotland — Easy village-to-village walking through the western highlands. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 Beauchamp tripping back in time, lost and separated in the highlands of 18th century Scotland. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026 After an unexpected journey back in time, Henry (Jeremy Irvine) and Julia (Hermione Corfield) Beauchamp were left lost and separated in the sweeping highlands of 18th-century Scotland, Season 1 ended with the two reuniting at the standing stones of Craigh na Dun. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 June 2026 The Nile as a source of life The Nile floods at the end of every summer, as rains from the Indian Ocean monsoon fall on the highlands of East Africa. — Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026 Born in Chi Xot (San Juan Comalapa), Guatemala, in 1987, Calel is of Maya Kaqchikel heritage and frequently takes inspiration from ancestral traditions and from the cultural practices of his home country’s midwestern highlands. — News Desk, Artforum, 19 May 2026 Built in 1885, the route once played a key role in transporting coffee and grains from the Curitiba highlands to the coast. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highlands
  1. hills
  2. mounds
  3. mountains
  4. uplands
Noun
  • The plane carrying the deportees arrived on the same day the United Nations confirmed that a deadly gang rampage in the hills above Port-au-Prince had left at least 61 people dead, including 14 children.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Nestled in the hills of Western North Carolina, just a short drive from Brevard and Cashiers, Lake Toxaway is the perfect tranquil getaway.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Definition of hills
Noun
  • Why to Fertilize Petunias Petunias are fast-growing plants that produce mounds of foliage and abundant blooms.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • Holston specifically recommends everbearing alpine varieties, which grow in small mounds and take up less space.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
Definition of mounds
Noun
  • The road climbs through green mountains before suddenly revealing the Atlantic Ocean.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • High temperatures in the 90s for inland Orange County and in the mountains below 6000 feet, in the mid 90s to 104 in the San Diego County valleys, and in the upper 90s to 108 for the Inland Empire expected.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of mountains
Noun
  • Many hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians planted breadfruit, and the trees captured the spring water that flowed from the uplands, keeping the soil moist.
    — Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Definition of uplands

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