guiana highlands | (n) a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil |
highlands | (n) a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse), Syn. Highlands of Scotland |
great dividing range | (n) a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia, Syn. Eastern Highlands |
laurentian plateau | (n) a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean, Syn. Canadian Shield, Laurentian Highlands |