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{{wiktionary|Highlander|Highlanders|highlander|highlanders}}
==regional cultures==
'''Highlander''' may refer to:
* Highlander, person from the ] culture of the Scottish Highlands
* The ], lit. "Highlanders", an ethnic group in southern Poland
* The ], an ethnic group from the central plateau of Madagascar
* Highlander, a term sometimes used by Ethiopian and Eritrean lowlanders for a person from the ]


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==publications==
==Regional cultures==
*''The Highlander'', a book written by ]
* ], an ethnolinguistic Rusyn subgroup living in the Carpathian Mountains
*'']'', a Gaelic language political newspaper based in Scotland
* ] (lit. ''Highlanders''), a culture in southern Poland and northern Slovakia
*''The Highlander, a newspaper based in ]
* ] (lit. ''Highlanders''), a group inhabiting the triangle between Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia
*''The Highlander'', a newspaper based in ]
* ], who live in hills and mountains
*'''', the student newspaper of the ]
* ], ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in West Asia
* ], an ethnic group from the central plateau of Madagascar
* ], various ethnic groups in the highlands of Vietnam
* ], various ethnic groups from the Himalayas
* Malësor or Malok (lit. ''Highlanders''), a person from ] (highlands) in Albania
* a person from the ]
* a person from the ]
* Montañés (lit. ''Highlanders''), the people of ] in northern Spain
* Southern Highlanders, the mountain people of Southern ] in the eastern United States


==media== ==Publications==
* ], a collection of films and television series, including: * ''The Highlander'', a book written by ]
** ''], the first film * ], a Gaelic-language political newspaper based in Scotland
* ''The Highlander'', the student newspaper of the ]
** '']'' the second film
* ''The Highlander'', the student newspaper of ], Portland, Oregon
** '']'', the third film
** '']'', the fourth film
** '']'', the fifth film, in post-production as of August 2006
** '']'', a spin-off television series based on the film
** '']'' , a spin-off television series based on the previous series
** '']
** '']'', a spin-off animated film.


==military== ==Entertainment==
===''Highlander'' franchise===
* ], a regiment of the British Army's Scottish Division
* ], a franchise of films, television series and other media
*The ], a repertoire of regiments formed of or following Highlander Regiments tradition.
* ]
* ]
====Films====
* ], 1986
* '']'', 1991
* '']'' (''Highlander III: The Final Dimension''), 1994
* '']'', 2000
* '']'', 2007
* '']'', a 2007 spin-off animated film
====Television series====
* '']'' (1992-1998)
* '']'' (1998-1999)
* '']''
====Games====
* ], a 1986 one-on-one sword fighting ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 game
* '']'', a 1995 video game for the Atari Jaguar CD
* '']'', a collectible card game originally produced by Thunder Castle Games, reintroduced by Le Montagnard Inc
* '']'', a canceled video game based on the ''Highlander'' franchise


===Other entertainment===
==sports==
* Highlander, a competitive format of '']''
* ] one of three senior non-league football (soccer) leagues in Scotland
* ]
* The Highlanders, an Irish ] team and winners of the 2006 World Indoor Soccer Cup
* Highlander, the original name of the Swedish power metal band ]
* ], a rugby union team in New Zealand that participates in the ] competition.

==Military==
* ]
** ], a list of regiments formed of or following Highlander Regiments tradition
* Highlanders, nickname of the ], a light armored U.S. Marine Corps Battalion based out of MCB Camp Pendleton, California
* ], a Royal Navy H-Class Destroyer that served in World War II

==Sports ==
* The Highlander, a former ] in Scotland

===Teams and school nicknames===
====Professional====
* ], a rugby union team based in Dunedin, New Zealand
* The Highlanders, a Scottish cricket franchise in the ]
* ], a tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) * ], a tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
* ], a Zimbabwean football (soccer) club * ], a Zimbabwean football (soccer) club
* ], one of three senior non-league football (soccer) leagues in Scotland
* ], a rugby team in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada.
* ], a Canadian basketball team based in Nova Scotia
* The New York Highlanders, a baseball team which would later become the ]
* ], a Swazi football (soccer) club
* ], an American baseball team later renamed New York Yankees


==]== ====College====
* ] Highlanders, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
* ], New Jersey Institute of Technology
* ], Radford University, in southwest Virginia, US
* ]
* ] Highlanders, Houghton, New York


====High school, preparatory and other secondary schools====
*''']'', mascot of the ]
* ], Worcester, Massachusetts
* ], Roanoke County, Virginia
* ], Berkeley Heights, Union County, New Jersey
* ], Columbia, South Carolina
* ], Searingtown, New York
* ]
* ]
* ], Orlando, Florida
* ]
* ], McLean, Virginia
* ], Allendale, Bergen County, New Jersey
* ], Winsted, Connecticut
* ], Bridgetown, Ohio
* ], Rochester Hills, Michigan
* ], The Woodlands, Texas
* ], Wilmington, Delaware
* ], Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey
* ], Simi Valley, California
* ], Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California


==schools== ==Vehicles==
* ], an autonomous vehicle created by Carnegie Mellon University's Red Team for the DARPA Grand Challenge
* ], a dinghy class sailboat manufactured by Allen Boat Company
* ], a Czech ultralight biplane
* ], a sport utility vehicle
* ], Canadian ferry
* '']'', a former passenger train traveling between London and Inverness, Scotland


==Other uses==
* ], a school in Tennessee
* ] (born 1973), Scottish alpine skier nicknamed "the Highlander"
* ], a hybrid domestic cat
* ], New Market, Tennessee
* a statue on the monument at ], Scotland
* a statue on the ], France
* ], gyro drop tower at Hansa-Park


==games== ==See also==
*]
* ''Highlander'', a one-on-one sword fighting ]
* '']'', a video game for the Atari Jaguar CD
* Highlander, a deck construction format for the game ].


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==vehicles==
* ], a sport utility vehicle.
* ], an autonomous vehicle created for the DARPA Grand Challenge
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 4 January 2025

Highlander may refer to:

Regional cultures

  • Boykos, an ethnolinguistic Rusyn subgroup living in the Carpathian Mountains
  • Gorals (lit. Highlanders), a culture in southern Poland and northern Slovakia
  • Gorani people (lit. Highlanders), a group inhabiting the triangle between Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia
  • Hill people, who live in hills and mountains
  • Kurds, ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in West Asia
  • Merina people, an ethnic group from the central plateau of Madagascar
  • Montagnard (Vietnam), various ethnic groups in the highlands of Vietnam
  • Pahari people (disambiguation), various ethnic groups from the Himalayas
  • Malësor or Malok (lit. Highlanders), a person from Malësia (highlands) in Albania
  • a person from the Ethiopian Highlands
  • a person from the Scottish Highlands
  • Montañés (lit. Highlanders), the people of Cantabria in northern Spain
  • Southern Highlanders, the mountain people of Southern Appalachia in the eastern United States

Publications

Entertainment

Highlander franchise

Films

Television series

Games

Other entertainment

Military

Sports

Teams and school nicknames

Professional

College

High school, preparatory and other secondary schools

Vehicles

Other uses

See also

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