lowland

[loh-luhnd]

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.

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

/ ˈləʊlənd /

noun

1. relatively low ground

2. (often plural) a low generally flat region

adjective

1. of or relating to a lowland or lowlands

Lowland

²

/ ˈləʊlənd /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• lowlander noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lowland¹

First recorded in 1500–10; low ¹ + land

Example Sentences

The team found that its ancient relatives thrived for nearly 25 million years in lowland temperate rainforests, including those that once covered the Riversleigh region between 25 and 12 million years ago.

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“The ocean has flooded into lowland areas, creating new islands and waterways. As a result, the ocean currents are always changing, which makes them hard to predict.”

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Venezuela is twice the size of Iraq, with densely populated cities, high Andean peaks and lowland jungles that can challenge troop deployments.

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Zoo officials said in a statement that Denny, a 10-year-old western lowland gorilla, broke one of the three layers of tempered glass separating guests from the gorilla habitat on Saturday.

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The United Nations Environment Program projects that, due to palm oil expansion, Indonesia will lose 98 percent of its natural rainforest by 2022, with its lowland forests succumbing much sooner.

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