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The great Highland bagpipe is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland, and the Scottish analogue to the great Irish warpipes. It has acquired widespread recognition through its usage in the British military and in pipe bands throughout the world.
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This article defines a number of terms that are exclusive, or whose meaning is exclusive, to piping and pipers.
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