lowland

1 of 2

noun

low·​land ˈlō-lənd 

-ˌland

: low or level country

lowland

2 of 2

adjective

1

capitalized : 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

Rooms are nestled amidst the treetops of a 1,000-acre private reserve of Central America’s last remaining tropical lowland rainforest that skirts the park boundary (from $823 per night). —Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2024

Deep in the lowlands of South Asia, the forests are alive with fruit-eating barbets and nectar-sipping sunbirds. —Byalice Sun, science.org, 25 Sep. 2024

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

Kids Definition

lowland

noun

low·​land

-lənd,

-ˌland

: low and usually level country

lowland adjective