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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

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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

Peter Georgiev and Radostin Milkov, in the northwestern part of the Thracian Lowlands region, use it to produce an elegant red with deep ruby color and aromas of red raspberry and dark cherry.

From Washington Post Dec. 2, 2021

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

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

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