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Dictionary: low·land   ('lənd) pronunciation
n.
An area of land that is low in relation to the surrounding country.

adj.
Relating to or characteristic of low, usually level land.


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WordNet: lowland
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: low level country
  Antonym: highland (meaning #1)


The adjective lowland has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of relatively low or level country
  Antonym: upland (meaning #1)


Wikipedia: Lowland
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In physical geography, a lowland is any broad expanse of land with a general low level. The term is thus applied to the landward portion of the upward slope from oceanic depths to continental highlands, to a region of depression in the interior of a mountainous region, to a plain of denudation, or to any region in contrast to a highland. The Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland are typical.

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Translations: Lowland
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lavland
adj. - lavland-

Nederlands (Dutch)
laagland, van het laagland, de Schotse Laaglanden, de Nederlanden

Français (French)
n. - Les Basses-Terres (d'Ecosse)
adj. - des basses-terres

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tiefland
adj. - tiefländisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) χθαμαλή περιοχή, πεδιάδα
adj. - πεδινός, καμπίσιος

Italiano (Italian)
pianura, pianeggiante, I Paesi Bassi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - baixada (f) (Geog.), planície (f) (Geog.)
adj. - relativo às planícies (Geog.)

Русский (Russian)
низменность

Español (Spanish)
n. - tierra baja, tierras bajas, las tierras bajas de Escocia
adj. - de tierra baja

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lågland
adj. - låglands-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
低地, 苏格兰低地, 低地的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 低地, 蘇格蘭低地
adj. - 低地的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 저지, 스코틀랜드 저지 지방
adj. - 저지의, 스코틀랜드 저지 지방의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 低地, 低地地方
adj. - 低地の, 低地地方の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بلاد منخفضه أو واطئه (صفه) متعلق ببلاد منخفضه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שפלה, ברבים: דרומה ומזרחה של סקוטלנד‬
adj. - ‮בשפלה, של שפלה‬


 
 

 

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