low country


noun
  1. a low-lying region or area, as the coastal plains of the Carolinas and Georgia.

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Other definitions for low-country (2 of 2)

low-country
[ loh-kuhn-tree ]

adjective
  1. Often Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.

  2. of or relating to a low country.

Origin of low-country

2
First recorded in 1790–1800

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How to use low country in a sentence

  • And the sun dominates by his absence, compelling the low country to sadness in the melancholy night.

    The Rhythm of Life | Alice Meynell