Etymology
Origin of Lowlander
Example Sentences
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There is a Lowlander route between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a Highlander route to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023
In addition, travellers will be able to board the Lowlander sleeper at 10pm – far earlier than they can at present – even though the train is not scheduled to depart until almost midnight.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2019
Was he a patriotic Lowlander unalterably opposed to Spanish rule?
From Time Magazine Archive
Had Robert Gordon been a Highlander instead of a Lowlander; had he been a Ross-shire crofter instead of a small laird in Wigtown, he would have been one of the foremost of the well-known ‘men.’
From Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents by Alexander Whyte
Oh, they had plenty left; and seriously, dad, without joking, you know, what better could a Presbyterian Lowlander do than raise good beef for Highland gentlemen?
From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Ian Maclaren
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