Highlander

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Highlander may refer to the following:

Persons:

• A person from the Scottish Highlands, sometimes synonymous with Gael (see Gàidhealtachd)
• A person from the Highlands in Southern Poland: Gorals
• A person from the central plateaux of Madagascar
• A person from the Ethiopian Highlands (sometimes used by Ethiopian and Eritrean lowlanders).

• The Highlanders, a professional wrestling tag team in WWE.

Literature:

• Highlander (novelization) is based on the film written by Garry Kilworth
• The Highlander (book) was written by James MacPherson
• The Highlander (newspaper) a Gaelic language political paper edited by William Gillies
• The Highlander (Texas newspaper) is a newspaper based out of Marble Falls, Texas
• The Highlander (NC Newspaper) is a newspaper based out of Highlands, North Carolina

Military:

• The Highlanders regiment of the British Army's Scottish Division
• Category:Highland regiments a repertoire of regiments formed of or following Highlander Regiments tradition.

Sports:

• Highlanders (Ireland) premier indoor soccer league who won the 2006 World Indoor Soccer Cup
• Highland Football League one of three senior non-league football (soccer) leagues in Scotland
• Highlanders (Super rugby franchise), a rugby union team in New Zealand that participates in the Super 14 competition.
• Highlanders FC, a Zimbabwean football (soccer) club
• North Halton Highlanders, a rugby team in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada.
• The New York Highlanders, a baseball team which would later become the New York Yankees

Media:

• Highlander (series): The Highlander series, a collection of films and television series, including:

• Highlander (film): The first film of the series.
• Highlander II: The Quickening: The second film of the series.
• Highlander III: The Sorcerer: The third film of the series.
• Highlander: Endgame: The fourth film of the series.
• Highlander: The Source: The fifth film of the series, in post-production as of August 2006.
• 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: Vengeance, a spin-off animated film.

Video games:

• Highlander, a one-on-one sword fighting game for the Commodore 64
• Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods, a video game for the Atari Jaguar CD
• Highlander: The Game, a video game for next gen game systems

Other:

• Highlanders Adventure in Iceland is a travel agent in Iceland offering all sorts of tours, including Super Jeep
• H1ghlander, an autonomous vehicle created for the DARPA Grand Challenge
• Toyota Highlander, a sport utility vehicle.
• Highlander Research and Education Center in Tennessee.
• Highlander Gear™, a clothing line from HIGHLANDER Graphics a graphic design company
• The Highlander is a card in the game Magic: The Gathering

• Highlander is also the mascot for the Herricks school district in Nassua County, Long Island.