English-Thai Dictionary

highland

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ หรือ มี ลักษณะ ของ บริเวณ ที่สูง  kiao-kab-rue-me-lak-sa-na-kong-bo-ri-wen-ti-sung

 

highland

N บริเวณ ที่สูง  บริเวณ ที่ราบสูง  upland bo-ri-wen-sung

 

highlander

N คน ที่เกิด หรือ อาศัย อยู่ ใน บริเวณ ที่ราบสูง  kon-ti-koed-rue-ar-sai-yu-nai-bo-ri-wen-ti-rab-sung

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HIGHLAND

n.Elevated land; a mountainous region. Highlands of Scotland, mountainous regions inhabited by the descendants of the ancient Celts, who retain their primitive language.
Highlands on the Hudson, sixty miles from New York. These afford most sublime and romantic scenery, and here is West Point, a fortified post during the revolution, and now the seat of one of the best military schools of the age.

 

HIGHLANDER

n.An inhabitant of the mountains; as the Highlanders of Scotland.

 

HIGHLANDISH

a.Denoting high or mountainous land.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HIGHLAND

HIGHLAND High "land, n.

 

Defn: Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl. ) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland. Highland fling, a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe.

 

HIGHLANDER

HIGHLANDER High "land *er, n.

 

Defn: An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the Highlands of Scotland.

 

HIGHLANDRY

HIGHLANDRY High "land *ry, n.

 

Defn: Highlanders, collectively.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

highland

high land |ˈhīlənd ˈhaɪlənd | ▶noun 1 (also highlands ) an area of high or mountainous land: the highlands of Madagascar | [ as modifier ] : a highland region of Vietnam. 2 (the Highlands ) the mountainous part of Scotland, north of Glasgow, often associated with Gaelic culture: [ as modifier ] : a Highland regiment. DERIVATIVES high land er noun, high land man noun ( pl. highlandmen ) ORIGIN Old English hēahlond ‘a high promontory ’ (see high, land ).

 

Highland cattle

High land cat tle |ˈhaɪlənd ˈkædl | ▶plural noun animals of a shaggy-haired breed of cattle with long, curved, widely spaced horns.

 

Highland clearances

High |land clear |ances the forced removal of crofters from their land in the Highlands of Scotland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The clearances, carried out by landlords wanting to install sheep and deer on their estates, led to extreme hardship as well as to widespread emigration to North America and elsewhere.

 

Highland dress

High land dress |ˈhaɪlənd drɛs | ▶noun clothing in the traditional style of the Scottish Highlands, including the kilt, now chiefly worn on formal occasions.

 

Highland fling

High land fling |ˈˌhaɪlənd ˈflɪŋ | ▶noun a vigorous Scottish dance consisting of a series of complex steps performed solo, originally to celebrate victory.

 

Highland Games

High land Games |ˈhaɪlənd ɡeɪmz | ▶plural noun a meeting for athletic events, playing of the bagpipes, and dancing, held in the Scottish Highlands or by Scots elsewhere.

 

highland moccasin

high land moc ca sin ▶noun the North American copperhead.

 

Highland pony

High |land pony ▶noun a large sturdy pony of a breed with a long mane and tail, originally from Scotland.

 

Oxford Dictionary

highland

high |land |ˈhʌɪlənd | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] (also highlands ) an area of high or mountainous land: the highlands of Madagascar | [ as modifier ] : a highland region of Vietnam. 2 ( the Highlands ) the mountainous part of Scotland, to the north of Glasgow and Stirling, often associated with Gaelic culture: [ as modifier ] : a Highland regiment. • ( Highland ) a council area of northern Scotland; administrative centre, Inverness. DERIVATIVES highlander noun, highlandman noun ( pl. highlandmen ) ORIGIN Old English hēahlond ‘a high promontory ’ (see high, land ).

 

Highland cattle

High |land cat ¦tle ▶plural noun animals of a shaggy-haired breed of cattle with long, curved, widely spaced horns.

 

Highland clearances

High |land clear |ances the forced removal of crofters from their land in the Highlands of Scotland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The clearances, carried out by landlords wanting to install sheep and deer on their estates, led to extreme hardship as well as to widespread emigration to North America and elsewhere.

 

Highland dress

High |land dress ▶noun [ mass noun ] clothing in the traditional style of the Scottish Highlands, now chiefly worn on formal occasions and including the kilt.

 

Highland fling

High |land fling ▶noun a vigorous Scottish dance consisting of a series of complex steps performed solo, originally to celebrate victory.

 

Highland Games

High |land Games ▶plural noun a meeting for athletic events, playing of the bagpipes, and dancing, held in the Scottish Highlands or by Scots elsewhere.

 

highland moccasin

high |land moc |ca ¦sin ▶noun the North American copperhead snake.

 

Highland pony

High |land pony ▶noun a large sturdy pony of a breed with a long mane and tail, originally from Scotland.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

highland

highland noun Peru's Andean highland: uplands, highlands, mountains, hills, heights, moors; upland, tableland, plateau.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

highland

highland noun Peru's Andean highland: uplands, highlands, mountains, hills, heights, moors, hilly country, mountainous region; plateau, upland, tableland, mesa, elevated plain, ridge; Brit. wolds. ANTONYMS lowland.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

highland

high land /háɪlənd /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 スコットランド高地 (出身 )の .2 高地 [山岳 ]地方の [に関する ].名詞 1 〖the Highlands 〗スコットランド高地 .2 〖～s 〗高地, 山岳地方 .

 

highlander

h í gh land er 名詞 C 1 高地に住む人 (々 ).2 〖H- 〗スコットランド高地地方の人 .