the Highlands and Islands
noun/ðə ˌhaɪləndz ən ˈaɪləndz/
/ðə ˌhaɪləndz ən ˈaɪləndz/
[plural]- the whole of northern Scotland, including the Highland council area and the main island groups (the Hebrides, the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands)
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