Low-country
[loh-kuhn-tree] /ˈloʊˌkʌn tri/
adjective
1.
Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the .
2.
of or relating to a low country.
plural noun
1.
the lowland region near the North Sea, forming the lower basin of the Rhine, Meuse, and Scheldt rivers, divided in the Middle Ages into numerous small states: corresponding to modern Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
noun
1.
a low-lying region or area, as the coastal plains of the Carolinas and Georgia.
plural noun
1.
the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
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