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語源

From 中期英語 hy laund, holond (“highland, upland”), from 古期英語 hēahland (“highland”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaland, *hauhalandī; equivalent to high +‎ land. Cognate with Scots hieland (“highland”), Dutch hoogland (“highland”), German Hochland (“highland”), Danish højland (“highland”), Swedish högland (“highland”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈhaɪ.lənd/, /ˈhaɪ.lɪnd/
• ハイフネーション: high‧land
• 異形同音異義語: island (in aitch-dropping accents), Hyland
• 韻: -aɪlənd

名詞

highland (plural highlands)

1. A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

   Hypernym: land

   Near-synonyms: upland, upcountry

   Coordinate term: lowland

   The highlands of the Swiss Alps are home to many unique flowers.

派生語

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