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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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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

"While species at higher altitudes can increase their heat tolerance, at least in the short term, many lowland species largely lack this ability," Holzmann explains.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026

Field data was gathered in 2022 and 2023 across different elevations in East Africa and South America, including cool mountain forests, hot tropical rainforests, and lowland savannas.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026

Frog songs and owl calls hang like a sound blanket over this lowland.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Like all who dropped down before them, they've struggled to adjust to life in the Lowland League, the fifth tier of Scottish football, but are managed by a stalwart of the game in Sandy Clark.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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 snow showers will continue Wednesday night and easterly winds will develop off the Cascades, leading to gusty conditions in the nearby lower elevations and Cascade gaps, according to the National Weather Service.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 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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