lowland
1 of 2noun
low·land ˈlō-lənd 
-ˌland
: low or level country
lowland
2 of 2adjective
1
capitalized : of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland
2
: of or relating to a lowland
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Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 12 May 2022 The lowland producer was only in operation from 1966 until 1975, to be exact. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 31 July 2022 To reach these conclusions, scientists designed an experiment involving eight western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Zoo Atlanta. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 Jomo, the beloved Western lowland silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, died on Friday, according to Zoo officials. Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2022 This borderland between Brazil and Peru, where the lowland Amazon rain forest slopes gently toward the Andes foothills, is rich with biological and cultural diversity. Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2022 The weather service says that many models bring the system onshore via a path that would certainly create a lowland snow event if this were January. oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2022 And second, how has Playhouse square were responding to the lowland cases? Laura Johnston, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2022 Western lowland gorillas are considered critically endangered. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 May 2022 See More
Noun
At 12 feet, lowland flooding of Mill Creek floodplain occurs, with water approaching some buildings along the creek. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 12 May 2022 The lowland producer was only in operation from 1966 until 1975, to be exact. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 31 July 2022 To reach these conclusions, scientists designed an experiment involving eight western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Zoo Atlanta. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 Jomo, the beloved Western lowland silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, died on Friday, according to Zoo officials. Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2022 This borderland between Brazil and Peru, where the lowland Amazon rain forest slopes gently toward the Andes foothills, is rich with biological and cultural diversity. Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2022 The weather service says that many models bring the system onshore via a path that would certainly create a lowland snow event if this were January. oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2022 And second, how has Playhouse square were responding to the lowland cases? Laura Johnston, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2022 Western lowland gorillas are considered critically endangered. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1504, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing lowland
Kids Definition
lowland
noun
low·land ˈlō-lənd
: low flat country
lowlands
noun
as in plains
an area where the land is at, near, or below the level of the sea and where there are not usually mountains or large hills a village in the lowlands Synonyms & Similar Words
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- plains
- steppes
- prairies
- pampas
- savannas
- grasslands
- bottomlands
- savannahs
- meadows
- moors
- flats
- llanos
- campos
- downs
- heaths
- uplands
- tundras
- bottoms
- velds
- fields
- leas
- floodplains
- leys
- plateaus
- tablelands
- champaigns
- veldts
- plateaux
- tables