Lowlands

/ (ˈləʊləndz) /

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

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Derived forms of Lowlands

Lowlander, noun

Words nearby Lowlands

low-income, low-key, lowland, Lowlander, lowland gorilla, Lowlands, Low Latin, low-level, low-level language, low-level waste, lowlife

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How to use Lowlands in a sentence

In an isolated patch of lowlands, near the Brazilian border, the convoy stalled, apparently for lack of fuel.
Escape from Bolivia|Mac Margolis|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Highland gentlemen of every degree are mostly fond of Gillespie; while operatives from the Lowlands generally prefer plain Scotch.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Each winter they went to the forests of the lowlands where they found shelter from the cold.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
By these roads and their various branches the Romans provided adequate communications throughout the lowlands of Britain.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

Those from the mountains come down into the lowlands, and those from the villages into the cities.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
It came out of malarious lowlands, and over several snowy sierras.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson