Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Lowlands

British  
/ ˈləʊləndz /

plural noun

  1. a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Their work applies population ecology theory to quantify the forces that shaped urbanization across the Classic Maya Lowlands.

From Science Daily Nov. 26, 2025

Strongest wind gusts from 50-55 mph will be across the East Puget Sound Lowlands and along the Central/N. Coast, including areas along the western portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2023

It made Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, his 11 minute-plus epic from 1966, seem pretty poppy by comparison.

From BBC May 23, 2021

Every year, the Lowlands music festival in the Netherlands, a large, open-air festival akin to Chicago’s Lollapalooza, includes a single classical act on its program.

From Washington Post Jul. 3, 2019

We had heard of Highlands and Lowlands, of Melrose and Stirling, but for our lives we could not have pointed them out on the map.

From Our Journey to the Hebrides by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training