lowland

1 of 2

noun

low·​land ˈlō-lənd 

-ˌland

: low or level country

lowland

2 of 2

adjective

1

Lowland : of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland

2

: of or relating to a lowland

Examples of lowland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Where the landscape allowed, the Romans indeed built straight roads, especially in lowland regions such as Western Europe and North Africa. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, which include lowland and hilly areas south of the capital Hanoi, have been among the hardest hit. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Writing today in the journal Nature Communications, researchers describe a proof-of-concept project in the lowland Chocó region of Ecuador that shows the potential power of bioacoustics in conserving forests. — WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023

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

• lowland gorilla

Rhymes for lowland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

lowland

noun

low·​land

-lənd, 

-ˌland

: low and usually level country

lowland adjective