Low Countries
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Low Countries
A region of northwest Europe comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
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Low Countries
pl n
(Placename) the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
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Low′ Coun`tries
n.pl.
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.
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Noun | 1. | Low Countries - the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles |
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