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lowlands

lowlands is the plural of lowland.

Meaning of lowland

Noun

lowland (plural lowlands)

  1. An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.
    • Near-synonyms: bottomland, bottomlands, alluvial plain, floodplain, slough, bayou, marsh, bog, fen, moor, morass

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Proper noun capitalized: Lowlands

the Lowlands pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A region of Scotland, spanning from the Highland Boundary Fault to the border with England, encompassing the Central Lowlands, Central Belt (including Edinburgh and Glasgow) and the Scottish Borders, spanning the traditional extent of the Scots language.
    • Of the miserable Highland clachan, to which Sir Walter Scott brought Bailie Nicol Jarvie and Frank Osbaldistone for their meeting with the redoubtable Rob Roy, little or nothing remains, and Aberfoyle is now a bright and clean holiday resort, standing on historic ground, where the Highlands and...1951 September, M. D. Greville, “From Glasgow to Aberfoyle”, in Railway Magazine, page 580

Origin of lowlands

A specific application of lowlands, equivalent to low + lands, due to being of a comparatively low altitude compared to the Highlands.

Words formed from lowlands

Phrases with lowlands

Questions about lowlands

What does lowlands mean?
Lowlands means a region of Scotland, spanning from the Highland Boundary Fault to the border with England, encompassing the Central Lowlands, Central Belt (including Edinburgh and Glasgow) and the Scottish Borders, spanning the traditional extent of the Scots language.
What is lowlands the plural of?
Lowlands is the plural of lowland.
What part of speech is lowlands?
Lowlands is a proper noun.

Words near lowlands in the dictionary

  1. lowland paca
  2. lowland pacas
  3. Lowland Scots
  4. lowlander
  5. lowlanders
  6. lowlands
  7. lowlands hump-nosed pit viper
  8. lowlands hump-nosed pit vipers
  9. lowlier
  10. lowliest
  11. lowlife

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