Synonyms for highlands
ˈhaɪ ləndzhigh·lands

Princeton's WordNet

1. Highlands, Highlands of Scotlandnoun

   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)

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1. List of paraphrases for "highlands":

   uplands, highland, upland, plateau, heights, elevations

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1. Sheriff Robert Holland:

   While this case remains very active and we continue to follow up with information obtained during interviews, we can tie Mr. Bufkin to thefts in at least 11 break-ins in the Highlands area, while we have solved multiple thefts in our area, some items recovered are from thefts that have not been discovered by homeowners and therefore have not been reported.

2. CLIFFORD VILLALON:

   Many years I lived in the highlands, gazing at the lowlands. Then I decided to go down. Now, I look up at the highlands.

3. Tim Davenport:

   Along with our discoveries of the Kipunji, Matilda's horned viper and other reptiles and frogs, this new chameleon really seals the deal as regards the boundary of the Eastern Arcs, it is very clear now that the so-called Makambako Gap doesn't exist zoologically, and that the Southern Highlands is every bit as biodiverse and endemic-rich as all other Eastern Arc Mountains. With its own unique fauna and flora the region thus warrants as much protection as we can possibly afford it.

4. John Hudson:

   The shots were taken around 11 p.m. somewhere up in the highlands on a nature reserve in Costa Rica.

5. Elisabeth Hildebrand:

   Today, Lake Turkana gets about 90 % of its water from the SW Ethiopian highlands via the Omo River, and the remaining 10 % from the western Kenyan highlands via the Turkwel and Kerio Rivers. During times past, rainfall in all these areas fluctuated, and Lake Turkana expanded and contracted as weather systems changed.