highland

4 definitions found

highland - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  highland \highland\ 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:  Highland \High"land\, 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]

highland - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  highland
      adj 1: used of high or hilly country [syn: upland,
             highland(a)] [ant: lowland]
      n 1: elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: highland,
           upland] [ant: lowland]

highland - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Highland, CA (city, FIPS 33588)
    Location: 34.11730 N, 117.18914 W
    Population (1990): 34439 (12562 housing units)
    Area: 35.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
  Highland, IL (city, FIPS 34670)
    Location: 38.74100 N, 89.67582 W
    Population (1990): 7525 (3047 housing units)
    Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 62249
  Highland, IN (CDP, FIPS 33484)
    Location: 38.04815 N, 87.56218 W
    Population (1990): 3508 (1211 housing units)
    Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Highland, IN (town, FIPS 33466)
    Location: 41.54910 N, 87.45766 W
    Population (1990): 23696 (8892 housing units)
    Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 46322
  Highland, KS (city, FIPS 31850)
    Location: 39.86004 N, 95.26543 W
    Population (1990): 942 (337 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 66035
  Highland, MD
    Zip code(s): 20777
  Highland, MI
    Zip code(s): 48356, 48357
  Highland, NY (CDP, FIPS 34484)
    Location: 41.71726 N, 73.96569 W
    Population (1990): 4492 (1747 housing units)
    Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 12528
  Highland, OH (village, FIPS 35210)
    Location: 39.34358 N, 83.59963 W
    Population (1990): 275 (111 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Highland, UT (city, FIPS 35190)
    Location: 40.42156 N, 111.78875 W
    Population (1990): 5002 (1015 housing units)
    Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Highland, WA (CDP, FIPS 30775)
    Location: 46.13163 N, 119.11301 W
    Population (1990): 3656 (1163 housing units)
    Area: 69.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Highland, WI (village, FIPS 34450)
    Location: 43.04636 N, 90.37896 W
    Population (1990): 799 (320 housing units)
    Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 53543
  Highland, WV
    Zip code(s): 26346