low country
noun
a low-lying region or area, as the coastal plains of the Carolinas and Georgia.
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low country
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low-country
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American
[loh-kuhn-tree]
/ ˈloʊˌkʌn tri /
Etymology
Origin of low-country
First recorded in 1790–1800
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“Going through the low country, it’s a place that’s beautiful and curious,” Green said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
The movie will delve into the true story of the privileged and wealthy Murdaugh family that created a legal dynasty in South Carolina's low country by handling criminal cases in the state's 14th circuit district.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2023
This is especially true in the low country of coastal South Carolina, Georgia and northeastern Florida, areas that are susceptible to coastal flooding.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
His only disappointment was not getting into the final group with McIlroy, a power group for a sleepy tournament in the low country.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
He nudges me, and points to a low country boat passing the ferry.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
His next three restaurants continued exploring Gullah Geechee low-country cooking, but after a decade in the industry, he took a hiatus to study the transatlantic slave trade and its impact on food culture.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025
He put on his favorite song, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Born on the Bayou,” a low-country boy feeling a high he’d never experienced, before he realized something important: He hadn’t been offered the job yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2019
Farther south, rural tension pitted the Carolina backcountry against low-country elites.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Its teeth, fortunately, age well, and are common along low-country coasts from North Carolina to Florida.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 5, 2017
The low-country men succeeded in getting possession of the boats at a great expenditure of noise and courage, and little risk of danger.
From Rob Roy — Volume 01 by Sir Walter Scott
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