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moorland

English

Etymology

From Middle English morelond, equivalent to moor +? land. Compare Old Norse mýrlendi (moorland).

Noun

moorland (countable and uncountable, plural moorlands)

  1. Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.

Synonyms

  • moor

Hypernyms

  • land

Derived terms

  • Staffordshire Moorlands

Translations

References

  • moorland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Romoland

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highland

English

Etymology

From Middle English *hei-land, *hei?-land, from Old English h?ahland (highland); equivalent to high +? land. Cognate with Scots heland, heyland, hieland (highland), Dutch hoogland (highland), German Hochland (highland), Danish højland (highland), Swedish högland (highland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ha?l?nd/
  • Hyphenation: high?land
  • Homophone: island (aitch dropping accents)

Noun

highland (plural highlands)

  1. An area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.

Hypernyms

  • land

Derived terms

  • Highland County
  • Highlands County

Translations

Adjective

highland

  1. Relating to highlands.

Translations

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