HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND

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 I. (noun) 

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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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