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• lowland
  lowland

  noun

  land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent country.
• Lowland
  Lowland

  adjective

  of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland or the dialect of English spoken there

lowland

American  

[loh-luhnd] / ˈloʊ lənd /

noun

1. land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent country.

2. the Lowlands, a low, level region in S, central, and E Scotland.

3. Lowlands, the speech of those native to the Scottish Lowlands.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a lowland or lowlands.

2. (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lowlands of Scotland or the speech of this area.

lowland ¹ British  

/ ˈləʊlənd /

noun

1. relatively low ground

2. (often plural) a low generally flat region

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adjective

1. of or relating to a lowland or lowlands

Lowland ² British  

/ ˈləʊlənd /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland or the dialect of English spoken there

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Other Word Forms

• lowlander
  noun

Etymology

Origin of lowland

First recorded in 1500–10; low ¹ + land

Example Sentences

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Pond Farm lays on lowland heathland, a rare habitat found on acidic and nutrient-poor soils.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

While he allows that the “conquest and colonization” of much of lowland Britain by the Saxons drove its transformation into England, he demonstrates that the process was more complex and drawn-out than is sometimes supposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

This allowed the Space4Nature team to develop a predictive model for grassland and lowland heathland habitats.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

In the lowland areas that include Los Angeles, rattlesnakes have underground burrows that are home to one or maybe two snakes, Taylor said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Half of its farmland is devoted to labor-intensive, high-yield, irrigated rice agriculture, facilitated by abundant rivers flowing from the wet mountains onto sloping lowland plains.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Rovers sit eighth in the Lowland League, five points ahead of Hearts B with a game in hand, too.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024

Lowland rain and mountain snow are expected to quickly resume at the start of the workweek, while snow elevations stop short of 3,500 feet, welcoming another round of snow in the passes.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

In stark contrast, the Eastern Lowland Gorilla faces an alarming decline, with fewer than 6,800 individuals navigating a perilous path through a landscape marred by habitat loss and poaching.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2023

Events featured in the panels include the Battle of Bannockburn, the foundation of the University of St Andrews, the Highland and Lowland clearances and the Clydebank Blitz.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023

Lowland South New Guineans along Torres Strait practiced not the intensive agriculture of the New Guinea highlands but a slash-and-burn agriculture with heavy reliance on seafoods, hunting, and gathering.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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