/ Dictionary / Index H highland: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: high•land Pronunciation: (hī'lund), [key] — n. an elevated region; plateau: He moved to a highland far from the river. a mountainous region or elevated part of a country. —adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of highlands. High•land Pronunciation: (hī'lund), [key] — n. a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 182,044; 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km). a city in NW Indiana, near Chicago. 25,935. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: highland (Thesaurus) high-keyed Highlander Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rustic Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language