highlandcommon nouncommon nounSyllable DecompositionhighlandEtymologyexpandfrom English highland (high land).Definitions1. High plateau of Scotland.expandSir H. Maine a constaté que dans les highlands de l'ouest les communautés de village, dissoutes en ces derniers temps, partageaient périodiquement les terres entre les habitants par un tirage au sort.2. Versatile horse breed, a pony originating from the highlands of Scotland with an average height at the withers of 1.25 to 1.44 m, long used as a working pony or pack animal by Scottish farmers who appreciated it for its strength and agility: saddle, harness, equestrian trekking.expandSynonymponey highlandPluralhighlandsHyperonymschevalcheval polyvalentcheval de travailponeyTranslationsgerman:Highland-ponyenglish:Highland ponydutch:Highland ponypolish:HighlandSee alsohighland (cn.)