highlandsEtymologySpecific application of highlands, equivalent to high + lands.highlands means The mountainous northern area of Scotland. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.nameThe mountainous northern area of Scotland.A town in Orange County, New York, United States.A borough of Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.A locality in the Shire of Mitchell and the Shire of Murrindindi, central Victoria, Australia.nounA high area of land, lands higher than surrounding areas.“However, between Monrovia (6°20'N/10°46'W) and Buchanan (5°57'N/10°02'W) highlands approach to within 25 km of the coast. East of Buchanan the lowlands reach nearly 100 km inland, in the Cestos Valley, but narrow again to 30 km towards the eastern border.”