Difference between Highland and Upland

What is the difference between Highland and Upland?

Highland as a noun is an area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land. while Upland as a noun is the area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation; often hilly, but not generally mountainous (compare highlands).

Highland

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Relating to highlands.

Upland

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation; often hilly, but not generally mountainous (compare highlands).

We hope you now know whether to use Highland or Upland in your sentence.

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