Definition of lowland
: low or level country
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Dividing Jammu and Kashmir would end the pretence that lowland Hindus and highland Muslims form a cohesive whole, and give the distinct people of the Vale a clearer voice in their future.
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On a recent morning, I was camped in lowlands near Prospect Creek.
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The lowlands have been prone to flooding through the ages despite the building of canals and dikes, including the 1421 Saint Elisabeth's flood that killed thousands after the dikes broke in several places.
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When Kira, a lowland gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo, went into labor on June 1st, doctors were worried.
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The little male western lowland gorilla was born to Kira, the Zoo’s 17-year-old female and 32-year old Motuba.
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Unlike the other four males that Zola lives with, the 14-year-old Western lowland gorilla has a special relationship with water in particular.
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Zola the western lowland gorilla is winning hearts and the Internet this week with his uninhibited and smile-inducing dance recorded on video by a keeper at the Dallas Zoo.
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The wild population of western lowland gorillas is 100,000 and wild orangutans are critically endangered.
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First Known Use of lowland
15th century
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Definition of lowland
1 capitalized : of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland
2 : of or relating to a lowland
First Known Use of lowland
1504
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playDefinition of lowland for English Language Learners
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: 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
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