Lowlands

English Scottish + Etymology A specific application of en lowlands, equivalent to en low lands, due to being of a comparatively low altitude compared to the Scottish Highlands Highlands. Proper noun p the Lowlands en region c/Scotland spanning from the Highland Boundary Fault to the border with England, encompassing the Central Lowlands, Central Belt (including Edinburgh and Glasgow) and the Scottish Borders, spanning the traditional extent of the Scots language. en 1951 September M. D. Greville From Glasgow to Aberfoyle Railway Magazine 580 Of the miserable Highland clachan, to which Sir Walter Scott brought Bailie Nicol Jarvie and Frank Osbaldistone for their meeting with the redoubtable Rob Roy, little or nothing remains, and Aberfoyle is now a bright and clean holiday resort, standing on historic ground, where the Highlands and Lowlands meet. Hypernyms en Scotland Coordinate terms en Highlands Derived terms en Lowland attributive en Lowlander en 2-syllable words en Places in Scotland Dutch Etymology Borrowed from nl en Lowlands. nl Pronunciation nl Low lands Proper noun n nl village c/Sint Maarten