An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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highland
  کوهسار   
kuhsâr (#)

Fr.: région montagneuse, hauts plateaux   

A mountainous or elevated region; → plateau.

high; → land.

Kuhsâr "mountainous, hilly area," from kuh, → mountain, + -sâr suffix denoting profusion, abundance, variant -zâr, → catastrophe.

lunar highland
  کوهسار ِ مانگی   
kuhsâr-e mângi

Fr.: hauts plateaux lunaires   

A light color area on the → Moon, as contrasted with → lunar maria. Also called terra.

lunar; → highland.