Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

highlandism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: high-landism
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The culture and practices of the Scottish Highlands.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Through the romance of Highlandism, all Scots became defeated Jacobites and Highlanders. It is this image of Scottish identity that Americans of Lowland Scots, Scots-Irish, and Highland Scots ancestry alike have “reclaimed” […]"
"By 1881, the association between militarism and Highlandism was so strong that the War Office ordered all Lowland regiments to wear tartan 'trews' and Highland-style doublets."

Etymology

From Highland + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Highland

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does highlandism mean?: The culture and practices of the Scottish Highlands.
Where does highlandism come from?: From Highland + -ism.

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