lowland

/ˈloʊlɪnd/

/ˈlʌʊlɪnd/

Definitions of lowland

1. noun

   low level country
   antonyms:

   highland

   elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

   examples:

   Lowlands of Scotland

   the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous

   types:

   landfill

   a low area that has been filled in

   sanitary landfill

   a low area where waste is buried between layers of earth

   type of:

   depression, natural depression

   a sunken or depressed geological formation
2. adjective

   of relatively low or level country
   synonyms:

   low-lying, sea-level

   lying below the normal level

   antonyms:

   upland

   used of high or hilly country

   alpestrine, subalpine

   growing at high altitudes

   alpine

   living or growing above the timber line

   mountainous

   containing many mountains