Lowland

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  • noun. An area of land that is low in relation to the surrounding country.
  • adjective. Relating to or characteristic of low, usually level land.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level tract of land: most commonly used in the plural.
  • Of or pertaining to the Lowlands, or to a low or level country: as, Lowland Scotch; a lowland race; lowland plants or animals.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country; -- opposed to highland.
  • noun. Belgium and Holland; the Netherlands; also, the southern part of Scotland.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Area which is lower than surrounding areas.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of relatively low or level country
  • noun. low level country
    • Word Usage
    "Deltochilum valgum Burmeister killed and consumed millipedes in lowland rainforest in Peru."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    highland  upland  
    cross-reference
    the lowlands  
    Equivalent
    low-lying  sea level  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Alpine  Himalayan  Lowlands  coastline  foreshore  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Lallan  valley  
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