low country
noun
often capitalized L&C
: a low-lying country or region
especially
: the part of a southern state extending from the seacoast inland to the fall line
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The grand prize winner can choose the home or the $750,000 cash option.
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Home: This is a three-bed, two-and-a-half bath, 2,600-square-foot, low country coastal-style home in Norton Commons.
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Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
And by the end of that decade, the Memphis duo were the go-to Southern rap features and movie soundtrack staples for labels trying to move units in the low country.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Available in 11 fun colors like papaya and low country peach, this is the perfect vessel for mixing up a batch of watermelon margaritas on the deck and then loading it into the dishwasher when finished.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
A week later a man from the low country was driving a dozen cattle up from Gudalur, 30 miles away, to the market in Ootacamund.
—Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
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Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
And by the end of that decade, the Memphis duo were the go-to Southern rap features and movie soundtrack staples for labels trying to move units in the low country.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Available in 11 fun colors like papaya and low country peach, this is the perfect vessel for mixing up a batch of watermelon margaritas on the deck and then loading it into the dishwasher when finished.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
A week later a man from the low country was driving a dozen cattle up from Gudalur, 30 miles away, to the market in Ootacamund.
—Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
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“Low country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20country. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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Low Country
geographical name
variants
or Lowcountry
low-lying region along the Atlantic coasts of South Carolina and Georgia
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