Hügelland

noun

A type of landscape consisting of low rolling hills whose topography or surface structure lies between that of a lowland region (plains or river terraces) and that of a more hill range or low mountain range.

“Near-synonym: upland”

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upland
OriginGerman Hügelland →
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Meanings

nounHügelland (uncountable)
  1. countableA type of landscape consisting of low rolling hills whose topography or surface structure lies between that of a lowland region (plains or river terraces) and that of a more hill range or low mountain range.

    Near-synonym: upland

    Synonyms: upland

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of landscape consisting of low rolling hills whose topography or surface structure lies between that of a lowland region (plains or river terraces) and that of a more hill range or low mountain range.

Similar
upland

Origin

  1. GermanHügelland
  2. EnglishHügelland

Borrowed from German Hügelland.

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Hügelland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/H%C3%BCgelland

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“Hügelland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/H%C3%BCgelland. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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