Meanings
proper nounthe Low Countries
- pluralplural onlyA historical region of Western Europe, consisting of the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Maas rivers, specifically Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 低地國家 /低地国家
- 低地國家 /低地国家 (Dīdì Guójiā)countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Dutch Lage Landen, Nederlanden
- Lage Landencountries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
- Nederlandencountries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Greek Κάτω Χώρες
- Κάτω Χώρες (Káto Chóres)countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Hebrew אַרְצוֹת הַשְּׁפֵלָה
- אַרְצוֹת הַשְּׁפֵלָה (artzót hashfelá)countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Hungarian Németalföld
- Németalföldcountries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Indonesian Negeri Rendah
- Negeri Rendahcountries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Japanese 低地地域
- 低地地域 (Teichi Chiiki)countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Polish Niderlandy
- Niderlandycountries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Russian Ни́жние зе́мли
- Ни́жние зе́мли (Nížnije zémli)countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Spanish Países Bajos
- Países Bajoscountries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Thai กลุ่มประเทศแผ่นดินต่ำ
- กลุ่มประเทศแผ่นดินต่ำcountries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers
Cite this entry
APA
Low Countries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Low%20Countries
MLA
“Low Countries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Low%20Countries. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Low Countries,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Low%20Countries.
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