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Low Countries

–noun
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.

low country

–noun
a low-lying region or area, as the coastal plains of the Carolinas and Georgia.
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Low Countries  
A region of northwest Europe comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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