lowland en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From low + land.
Meanings
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An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.
The lowland region was prone to flooding during the rainy season.
Near-synonyms: bottomland, bottomlands, alluvial plain, floodplain, slough, bayou, marsh, bog, fen, moor, morass
However, between Monrovia (6°20'N/10°46'W) and Buchanan (5°57'N/10°02'W) highlands approach to within 25 km of the coast. East of Buchanan the lowlands reach nearly 100 km inland, in the Cestos Valley, but narrow again to 30 km towards the eastern border.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lowlands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
uplands · upland · highland · upcountry · highlands
Deriveds
East African lowland honey bee · lowlander · St Minver Lowlands · Lowland Scots · lowland paca · Richmond Lowlands · Lowlands
Relateds
Synonyms
floodplain · bayou · moor · bottomlands · alluvial plain · morass · slough · bog · marsh · fen · bottomland
Translations (47)
nl laagland (area which is lower than surroundings) · bg низина (area which is lower than surroundings) · fi alanko (area which is lower than surroundings) · pt baixada (area which is lower than surroundings) · cs nížina (area which is lower than surroundings) · sh nizija (area which is lower than surroundings) · da lavland (area which is lower than surroundings) · ka დაბლობი (area which is lower than surroundings) · fr basse terre (area which is lower than surroundings) · de Tiefebene (area which is lower than surroundings) · sh низина (area which is lower than surroundings) · eo malaltejo (area which is lower than surroundings) · mi raorao (area which is lower than surroundings) · es tierra baja (area which is lower than surroundings) · tr ova (area which is lower than surroundings) · ms tanah pamah (area which is lower than surroundings) · cmn 低地 (area which is lower than surroundings) · izh alanko (area which is lower than surroundings) · fr plaine (area which is lower than surroundings) · ja 低地 (area which is lower than surroundings) · id dataran rendah (area which is lower than surroundings) · sk nížina (area which is lower than surroundings) · de Tiefland (area which is lower than surroundings) · mk ни́зина (area which is lower than surroundings) · sh nizina (area which is lower than surroundings) · ca terra baixa (area which is lower than surroundings) · eo malaltaĵo (area which is lower than surroundings) · it bassopiano (area which is lower than surroundings) · tl labak (area which is lower than surroundings) · fo slættlendi (area which is lower than surroundings) · ms tanah rendah (area which is lower than surroundings) · de Flachland (area which is lower than surroundings) · ko 저지 (area which is lower than surroundings) · ru ни́зменность (area which is lower than surroundings) · pl nizina (area which is lower than surroundings) · izh alanne (area which is lower than surroundings) · sh низија (area which is lower than surroundings) · izh alanikko (area which is lower than surroundings) · fo láglendi (area which is lower than surroundings) · ro șes (area which is lower than surroundings) · bg долина (area which is lower than surroundings) · ga ísealchríoch (area which is lower than surroundings) · tl pita (area which is lower than surroundings) · bcl kababan (area which is lower than surroundings) · cy iseldir (area which is lower than surroundings) · is láglendi (area which is lower than surroundings) · ru низи́на (area which is lower than surroundings)