Highlander

/ˈhaɪlændɚ/ noun

Definition

A person from a mountainous region, especially someone from the Scottish Highlands; someone who lives in high, hilly terrain.

Etymology

From 'high' and 'lander'—literally someone from high land. The term became specifically associated with Scottish Highlanders from the 1600s onward, especially after their conflicts with Lowlanders.

Kelly Says

Scottish Highlanders developed a unique culture partly because the mountains isolated them—they spoke Gaelic, wore tartan, and had their own clan system, which made them so distinct that the English government tried to suppress their culture through laws banning bagpipes and kilts.

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