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lowland

Syllabification: (low·land)
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Definition of lowland

noun

(also lowlands)
  • low-lying country:economic power gravitated toward the lowlands [as modifier]:lowland farming
  • (the Lowlands) the region of Scotland lying south and east of the Highlands.

Derivatives

lowlander

(also Lowlander) noun

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