Plural of highland
regular plural
The plural of highland is highlands.
Forms of highland
| Singular | highland /ˈhaɪ.lənd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | highlands |
| Countable | countable |
Highlands in a sentence
- The highlands of the Swiss Alps are home to many unique flowers.
- In the highlands of western Hupeh, the paddy fields are concentrated in low and gentle valleys.1960, Economic Geography of Central China: (Hupeh, Hunan, Kiangsi), Communist China; Translation, →OCLC, page 72. From the entry Hsuan-en
- The dichotomy between maria and highlands dominates lunar mineralogy.2003, Thérèse Encrenaz et al., “The Solar System”, in Storm Dunlop, transl., Système Solaire, page 232. From the entry dichotomy
- The Transjordanian highlands north of Bilad al-Sharat—the Balqa and the Sawad—remained part of the Burid atabegate of Damascus.1998, Kamal S. Salibi, The Modern History of Jordan, page 23. From the entry atabegate
- The Lisu of the northern Thai highlands feared witchcraft acutely but relied on service magicians or private counter-magic to keep them at bay.2017, Ronald Hutton, The Witch, Yale University Press, published 2018, page 25. From the entry counter-magic
Meaning of highland
- noun A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
Questions about the plural of highland
- What is the plural of highland?
- The plural of highland is highlands.
- Is highland countable?
- Highland is a countable noun.
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