highland
English
/ˈhaɪlənd/
noun
Definitions
- An area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *hei-land inherited from Old English hēahland (highland) compound from English high + English land (real estate, urine).
Origin
English
land
Gloss
real estate, urine
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
尿
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Canuckland English
- Chicagoland English
- Cleveland English
- Curtisland English
- Damaraland English
- Dutchland English
- Egyptland English
- Elfland English
- Fingoland English
- Fiordland English
- Frankland English
- Freelander English
- Greekland English
- Greenland English
- Groveland English
- Highveld English
- Hungarland English
- Iceland English
- Jockland English
- Kirkland English
- Kiwiland English
- La-La Land English
- Lappland English
- Lettland English
- Levelland English
- Matabeleland English
- Midland English
- Namaqualand English
- Netherlands English
- Northland English
- Northumberland English
- Pictland English
- Poland English
- Portland English
- Schengenland English
- Scotland English
- Seriland English
- Southland English
- Sundaland English
- Swaziland English
- Welshland English
- Westland English
- Wituland English
- Wolfland English
- Zululand English
- adland English
- ahigh English
- airland English
- aland English
- autoland English
- backland English
- benchland English
- birthland English
- blogland English
- bogeyland English
- bogland English
- bookland English
- borderland English
- bottomland English
- bowerland English
- broomland English
- brushland English
- bushland English
- byland English
- caneland English
- canyonland English
- chalkland English
- cloudland English
- clubland English
- coastland English
- copland English
- cornland English
- cotland English
- counterland English
- cradleland English
- croftland English
- cropland English
- cubeland English
- dairyland English
- deadland English
- desertland English
- dockland English
- downland English
- dreamland English
- driftland English
- dryland English
- duneland English
- escapeland English
- fairyland English
- farmland English
- fatherland English
- fenland English
- fernland English
- filmland English
- fireland English
- flatland English
- folkland English
- forbyland English
- foreland English
- forestland English
- gameland English
- gangland English
- gangsterland English
- geländeläufer English
- genderland English
- ghostland English
- gorseland English
- grainland English
- grassland English
- grazeland English
- gumland English
- hayland English
- headland English
- heartland English
- heathland English
- height English
- heighth English
- heteroland English
- high English
- high blood pressure English
- high king English
- high sea English
- high-functioning English
- high-hearted English
- high-key English
- high-level English
- high-rise English
- high-risk English
- high-test English
- highback English
- highbacked English
- highball English
- highbie English
- highbishop English
- highborn English
- highbred English
- highbrow English
- highbush English
- highchair English
- highcut English
- highday English
- highen English
- highfather English
- highflying English
- highgate English
- highhearted English
- highish English
- highlander English
- highlandman English
- highleg English
- highlife English
- highlining English
- highlow English
- highly English
- highman English
- highmost English
- highness English
- highpad English
- highpass English
- highspot English
- highstand English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- highth English
- hightide English
- highwall English
- highwater English
- highway English
- highwire English
- highwrought English
- hinderland English
- hipsterland English
- homeland English
- inland English
- island English
- knee-high English
- lackland English
- lakeland English
- land English
- land-farer English
- land-leech English
- land-salamander English
- landability English
- landable English
- landbank English
- landbanking English
- landbase English
- landbased English
- landbirding English
- landblink English
- landbound English
- landcare English
- landcover English
- landed English
- lander English
- landest English
- landeth English
- landfall English
- landfarming English
- landfast English
- landfill English
- landflood English
- landform English
- landfowl English
- landful English
- landfyrd English
- landgrab English
- landgrabber English
- landguard English
- landhold English
- landholder English
- landholding English
- landhopper English
- landish English
- landlady English
- landleaper English
- landless English
- landline English
- landliving English
- landlock English
- landlocked English
- landlord English
- landlouper English
- landly English
- landman English
- landmark English
- landmass English
- landowner English
- landowning English
- landplane English
- landrace English
- landrail English
- landreeve English
- landrush English
- landscape English
- landscrip English
- landshark English
- landside English
- landslide English
- landsliding English
- landslip English
- landsman English
- landspout English
- landspreading English
- landwaiter English
- landward English
- landwards English
- landwhale English
- layland English
- linksland English
- lowland English
- magazineland English
- mainland English
- marshland English
- meadowland English
- merland English
- midland English
- mireland English
- misland English
- moorland English
- morning-land English
- mossland English
- motherland English
- muckland English
- multiland English
- neckland English
- netherlands English
- neverland English
- nonhigh English
- nonland English
- northland English
- on high English
- outland English
- overland English
- oxland English
- paddyland English
- parkland English
- pastureland English
- peatland English
- pineland English
- plainland English
- playland English
- plotland English
- ploughland English
- plowland English
- portland English
- prairieland English
- quangoland English
- quarterland English
- ranchland English
- rangeland English
- reland English
- restaurantland English
- rimland English
- rockland English
- sageland English
- scabland English
- scarpland English
- scrubland English
- sedgeland English
- semihigh English
- shackland English
- shadowland English
- shareland English
- shoreland English
- shrubland English
- sire-land English
- sky-high English
- slobland English
- soapland English
- southland English
- steppeland English
- superhigh English
- swampland English
- tableland English
- thaneland English
- theaterland English
- theatreland English
- thirstland English
- tideland English
- timberland English
- townland English
- tussockland English
- ultra-high English
- ultrahigh English
- upland English
- userland English
- valleyland English
- vineland English
- washland English
- wasteland English
- wetland English
- wheatland English
- wildland English
- wineland English
- wonderland English
- woodland English
- Land German
- hoog Dutch, Flemish
- hoogland Dutch, Flemish
- land Dutch, Flemish
- ハイカラ Japanese
- ランド Japanese
- hēahland Old English
- *hei-land Middle English
- high Middle English
- lond Middle English
- higsipnayan Tagalog
- län Volapük
- hei Sranan Tongo
- high
- land
- aland
- ahigh
- Poland
- highen
- landly
- lander
- adland
- landed
- inland
- highly
- reland
- island
- upland
- oxland
- byland
- height
- highth
- highpad
- highday
- highway
- highlow
- landest
- nonland
- cotland
- Midland
- highcut
- Elfland
- Iceland
- hayland
- merland
- highleg
- landful
- highman
- nonhigh
- fenland
- misland
- on high
- wetland
- gumland
- landeth
- highish
- rimland
- bogland
- copland
- dryland
- highbie
- airland
- landish
- outland
- layland
- heighth
- lowland
- midland
- landman
- highlife
- plowland
- landline
- folkland
- soapland
- landfall
- slobland
- high-key
- foreland
- deadland
- cropland
- overland
- Pictland
- landable
- rockland
- landlock
- plotland
- landrail
- landsman
- neckland
- portland
- caneland
- high sea
- highback
- bookland
- filmland
- vineland
- sageland
- highspot
- Lappland
- peatland
- landform
- Westland
- semihigh
- highwall
- Wituland
- wineland
- highwire
- Highveld
- highborn
- highbrow
- landrush
- flatland
- washland
- highpass
- farmland
- muckland
- moorland
- landslip
- Zululand
- landfill
- landside
- scabland
- landbase
- landlord
- highmost
- mossland
- landbank
- mireland
- Scotland
- landless
- parkland
- lakeland
- lackland
- cornland
- woodland
- dockland
- pineland
- duneland
- highball
- bushland
- highgate
- tideland
- townland
- landcare
- Wolfland
- landhold
- blogland
- fernland
- Jockland
- highness
- headland
- wildland
- downland
- mainland
- sky-high
- fireland
- playland
- landmark
- landward
- homeland
- clubland
- landmass
- hightide
- landlady
- gameland
- userland
- highbred
- landgrab
- landrace
- Seriland
- highbush
- Lettland
- autoland
- backland
- landfast
- landfowl
- gangland
- hightail
- Kiwiland
- landfyrd
- Portland
- Kirkland
- cubeland
- Southland
- high-rise
- shackland
- grazeland
- benchland
- Levelland
- landblink
- ultrahigh
- highstand
- superhigh
- landreeve
- high-risk
- landslide
- gorseland
- heathland
- landbound
- wasteland
- landspout
- shoreland
- Cleveland
- Welshland
- landshark
- Groveland
- Sundaland
- brushland
- northland
- bogeyland
- marshland
- sedgeland
- cloudland
- grassland
- landwards
- high king
- highwater
- dairyland
- shareland
- knee-high
- neverland
- shrubland
- Frankland
- forbyland
- Northland
- Fiordland
- croftland
- broomland
- southland
- scarpland
- coastland
- landwhale
- landscrip
- landowner
- rangeland
- high-test
- sire-land
- dreamland
- scrubland
- landscape
- wheatland
- multiland
- grainland
- Greekland
- bowerland
- thaneland
- paddyland
- highchair
- Swaziland
- swampland
- linksland
- landflood
- fairyland
- Egyptland
- plainland
- landguard
- Dutchland
- ghostland
- driftland
- Greenland
- landcover
- landplane
- heartland
- Fingoland
- birthland
- tableland
- ranchland
- chalkland
- landbased
- Freelander
- escapeland
- Hungarland
- ultra-high
- wonderland
- valleyland
- landlouper
- shadowland
- landlocked
- land-leech
- Curtisland
- Canuckland
- bottomland
- highbishop
- thirstland
- cradleland
- Damaraland
- steppeland
- hinderland
- quangoland
- landleaper
- forestland
- highfather
- land-farer
- landowning
- heteroland
- meadowland
- canyonland
- landwaiter
- ploughland
- borderland
- fatherland
- timberland
- highflying
- motherland
- high-level
- highlander
- highbacked
- desertland
- landliving
- highlining
- landholder
- landhopper
- La-La Land
- genderland
- tussockland
- counterland
- landbirding
- landgrabber
- prairieland
- landfarming
- hipsterland
- hightail it
- Chicagoland
- highlandman
- highhearted
- highwrought
- theaterland
- quarterland
- netherlands
- Netherlands
- landsliding
- pastureland
- landability
- landbanking
- theatreland
- Namaqualand
- landholding
- Matabeleland
- gangsterland
- morning-land
- high-hearted
- Schengenland
- magazineland
- geländeläufer
- landspreading
- restaurantland
- Northumberland
- land-salamander
- high-functioning
- high blood pressure