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nouna 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)
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- caber a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)
- highlander a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
- highlander a native of the Highlands of Scotland
- kilt a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
- cotter a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
- hunnemania fumariifolia native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage
- mexican swamp cypress cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands
- mountain gorilla gorilla of Kivu highlands
- gorilla gorilla beringei gorilla of Kivu highlands
- cottar a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands