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Highland games

Highland games noun: festivals held throughout the year and in many countries of the world, involving competitive events, whose purpose is to celebrate the culture and heritage of Scotland and especially the Scottish Highlands.

Noun

Highland games pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Festivals held throughout the year and in many countries of the world, involving competitive events, whose purpose is to celebrate the culture and heritage of Scotland and especially the Scottish Highlands.

Questions about Highland games

What does Highland games mean?
Highland games means festivals held throughout the year and in many countries of the world, involving competitive events, whose purpose is to celebrate the culture and heritage of Scotland and especially the Scottish Highlands.
What part of speech is Highland games?
Highland games is a noun.

Words near Highland games in the dictionary

  1. highland dances
  2. Highland dancing
  3. Highland fling
  4. Highland flings
  5. Highland Gaelic
  6. Highland games
  7. Highland Mills
  8. Highland Papua
  9. Highland Park
  10. Highland Peak
  11. Highland Popoluca

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