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tableland

English

Alternative forms

  • table land, table-land

Etymology

table +? land

Noun

tableland (plural tablelands)

  1. A relatively flat region of terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.
    • 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!
      One January day, thirty years ago, the little town of Hanover, anchored on a windy Nebraska tableland, was trying not to be blown away.

Translations

See also

  • plateau
  • plain
  • prairie

References

  • “tableland”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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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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