hoogland

Definitions of hoogland
  1. noun
    elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
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    antonyms:
    laagland, laagvlakte
    low level country
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    dons
    (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
    hoogvlakte, plateau
    a relatively flat highland
    plateau
    flat tableland with steep edges
    dakterras, terras, terrasland
    a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
    type of:
    verheffing, verhevenheid
    a raised or elevated geological formation
  2. noun
    a relatively flat highland
    synonyms: hoogvlakte, plateau
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    types:
    plateau
    flat tableland with steep edges
    dakterras, terras, terrasland
    a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
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