Highlander

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Highlander may refer to:

Contents 1 In regional cultures 2 In schools 3 In publications 4 In the media 5 In the military 6 In sports 7 In games 8 In vehicles

[edit] In regional cultures

• Highlander, person from the Gàidhealtachd culture of the Scottish Highlands
• The Gorale, lit. "Highlanders", a culture in southern Poland and northern Slovakia
• Montañés, lit. "Highlanders", a term sometimes used for a person from Cantabria in northern Spain
• The Merina, an ethnic group from the central plateau of Madagascar
• Highlander, a term sometimes used by Ethiopian and Eritrean lowlanders for a person from the Ethiopian Highlands
• Highlanders (Russian: горцы) are a coupola term for the people of the North Caucasus, who originally lived in mountains (Adyghe, Balkars, Circassians, Chechens, Ingush, Karachays, Ossetians, Daghestani peoples; sometimes include Highlander subgroups of Georgians, such as Svans and Khevsurs)
• Malsor, lit. "Highlander" is a term used for a person from Malësia e Madhe (Great Highlands) in Albania

[edit] In schools

• Highlander Research and Education Center, a leadership training school and cultural center located in Tennessee, known for its support of the labor and civil rights movements

[edit] In publications

• The Highlander, a book written by James MacPherson
• The Highlander (newspaper), a Gaelic language political newspaper based in Scotland
• The Highlander, a newspaper based in Marble Falls, Texas
• The Highlander, a newspaper based in Highlands, North Carolina
• The Highlander, the student newspaper of the University of California, Riverside
• The Highlander, the student newspaper of Seaholm High School in Birmingham, MI.

[edit] In the media

• Highlander, a franchise of films, television series and other media, including:
  • Films:
    • Highlander, the first film
    • Highlander II: The Quickening, the second film
    • Highlander III: The Final Dimension, the third film, also known as "Highlander III: The Sorcerer"
    • Highlander: Endgame, the fourth film
    • Highlander: The Source, the fifth film
  • Television series:
    • Highlander: The Series, a spin-off television series based on the film
    • Highlander: The Raven, a spin-off television series based on the previous series
    • Highlander: The Animated Series
  • Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, a spin-off animated film
  • Highlander novels and comic books
  • Games:
    • Highlander, a one-on-one sword fighting ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 game
    • Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods, a video game for the Atari Jaguar CD
    • Highlander: The Card Game, a collectable card game originally produced by Thunder Castle Games, reintroduced by Le Montagnard Inc.
    • Highlander: The Game, a game to be released in 2010 based on the Highlander franchise
• Highlander (band), a Danish rock band

[edit] In the military

• Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), a regiment of the British Army's Scottish Division
• The Highland regiments, a repertoire of regiments formed of or following Highlander Regiments tradition

[edit] In sports

• Radford Highlanders, the sports teams (most of which compete at the NCAA Division 1 level), fans, students and alumni of Radford University, in southwest Virginia, US
• Highland Football League one of three senior non-league football (soccer) leagues in Scotland
• Highlanders (rugby), a rugby union team in New Zealand that participates in the Super 14 competition
• The Highlanders (professional wrestling), a tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
• Highlanders FC, a Zimbabwean football (soccer) club
• LHPS Highlanders, the athletics teams fielded by Lake Highland Preparatory School
• North Halton Highlanders, a rugby team in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada.
• New Jersey Tech Highlanders, the teams (NCAA Division 1 level), students, alumnae/alumni and fans of the New Jersey Institute of Technology
• The New York Highlanders, a baseball team which would later become the New York Yankees
• University of California, Riverside Highlanders, who sports teams compete in NCAA Division 1 (Big West Conference)
• The Highlander Mountain Marathon, an annual two day orienteering event in Scotland

[edit] In games

• Highlander, a deck construction format for the game Magic: The Gathering
• Highlander, a type of Assault Mech in BattleTech and MechWarrior
• Highlander, from the Kingdom of Highland in Suikoden II
• Highlander, a hirable musketeer-type mercenary unit in Age of Empires III
• Highlander, a ruleset for competitive Team Fortress 2 matches.

[edit] In vehicles

• Toyota Highlander, a sport utility vehicle
• H1ghlander, an autonomous vehicle created by Carnegie Mellon University's Red Team for the DARPA Grand Challenge

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