LOW COUNTRIES, THE


Meaning of LOW COUNTRIES, THE in English

ˈLow ˌCountries, the BrE AmE

another name for the ↑ Netherlands , a country in northwestern Europe, bordered by Belgium, Germany and the ↑ North Sea . It is called the Low Countries because they are mostly very flat, and some parts of them are below ↑ sea level , and are ↑ reclaim ed from the sea.

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