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Meanings of Highlands of Scotland in English

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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Usage of Highlands of Scotland in English
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The clans of the Highlands of Scotland are formed in a similar manner.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 37...
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On June 26th I started with my wife for the Highlands of Scotland.
Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy
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Sometimes we seemed to catch a glimpse of the heather-clad Highlands of Scotland.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898
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The Highlands of Scotland seem destined to become a hunting ground.
The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
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This word originated from the Highlands of Scotland in the 1600s.
The Irish Times
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I'm pure Celtic of Celt, from the farthest Highlands of Scotland.
The Secret Power
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The people whom we met were as few as in the Highlands of Scotland.
Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
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In the Highlands of Scotland the need-fire was accounted a sovereign remedy for witchcraft.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
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This is a wild, irregular species of music, peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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Clara's early years were spent in a lonely old house in the Highlands of Scotland.
The Frozen Deep
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Far in the Highlands of Scotland, nestling amid their rugged mountains lay a beautiful farm.
Golden Moments / Bright Stories for Young Folks
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From Belfast to the Highlands of Scotland is an easy route by steamers and railways.
Men of Invention and Industry
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In the Highlands of Scotland, and in Ireland, stern destitution was experienced by the whole peasantry.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
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They were especially numerous and determined in the Highlands of Scotland and the south of Ireland.
The Leading Facts of English History
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The locality was in the Highlands of Scotland.
The Lost Lady of Lone
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The north Highlands of Scotland have thus, by means of railways, become grazing-grounds for the metropolis.
The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer / With an Introductor...