Lowlands

/ˈloʊlændz/ noun

Definition

Areas of land that are at or below sea level, or simply low-lying areas that are much flatter than surrounding terrain.

Etymology

Compound of 'low' + 'lands.' 'Low' comes from Old Norse 'lágr,' and 'land' comes from Old English 'lond.' Combined to describe geographical areas with minimal elevation.

Kelly Says

Scotland's Lowlands are famous for being flatter and more fertile than the Highlands, which is why they became centers of industry and commerce while the Highlands remained wild and rural!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዝምም ምድር
zim-mim midir
ARالعربية
الأراضي المنخفضة
al-ar-dhi al-man-kh-if-fa
BNবাংলা
নিম্নভূমি
ni-m-n-bhoomi
CACatalà
zones baixes
zo-nes ba-ixes
CSČeština
nížin
ni-žin
DADansk
lavland
lav-land
DEDeutsch
Niederungen
ni-der-u-ngen
ELΕλληνικά
περιοχές χαμηλών υψομετρικών
pe-ri-o-ches cha-me-lon hy-pso-me-tri-kon
ESEspañol
llanuras
ya-nu-ras
FAفارسی
منطقه پست
man-ta-qeh post
FISuomi
alanko
a-lan-ko
FRFrançais
bas-fonds
ba-fond
GUGU
નિમ્ન ભુમિ
nim-n bhoomi
HAHA
wurare
wu-ra-re
HEעברית
שטחים נמוכים
shta-chim ne-mo-chim
HIहिन्दी
निचले मैदान
ni-che le mai-daan
HUMagyar
síkságok
siks-sa-gok
IDBahasa Indonesia
dataran rendah
da-ta-ran ren-doh
IGIG
akara ala
a-ka-ra a-la
ITItaliano
zone pianeggianti
zo-ne pya-ne-gian-ti
JA日本語
低地
hei-chi
KKKK
төменгі жер
to-men-gi jer
KMKM
ទន្លេ
ton-le
KO한국어
저지대
jeo-ji-dae
MSBahasa Melayu
dataran rendah
da-ta-ran ren-doh
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ် ကျယ် လွင်
a-ky-e-l ky-e-l win
NLNederlands
laaggelegen gebied
laag-ge-le-gen ge-bied
NONorsk
lavland
lav-land
PAPA
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਥਾਂ
sabh ton ghatt than
PLPolski
niziny
ni-zi-ny
PTPortuguês
planícies
pla-ni-si-es
RORomână
depresiuni
de-pre-si-u-ni
RUРусский
низменности
niz-men-nos-ti
SVSvenska
nedliggande områden
ned-lig-gan-de o-raa-den
SWKiswahili
eneo laini
e-neo la-ini
TAதமிழ்
குறைந்த நிலப்பரப்பு
ku-rai-n-tha nil-pa-ra-ppu
TEతెలుగు
నిమ్మటి ప్రాంతాలు
ni-m-mati pra-an-ta-lu
THไทย
ที่ราบ
thi-rap
TLTL
pababaang lugar
pa-ba-ba-ang loo-gar
TRTürkçe
düşük araziler
du-ş-uk ara-zi-ler
UKУкраїнська
низинні
ni-zi-nni
URاردو
سطح پست
sa-thh post
VITiếng Việt
đồng bằng
dong-bang
YOYO
agbegbe
a-g-beg-be
ZH中文
低地
dī dì
ZUZU
inhlangano ephantsi
in-hla-nga-no e-fan-tsi

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