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[lsturtle]

Hi,

Here is a qutoe from "the notebook".

"It's beatiful here in the low country."

Can anyone tell me what the low country means? How is it different from just the country?

Thanks.
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[rice07]

Hi

Quoted Oxford Advanced learners's Dictionary as saying:

the Low Countries noun [pl.] the region of Europe which consists of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

So the 'the low country' in your example, might be the one of them(the Low Countries).

[tyreless]

Specifically the Netherlands I'd say. The Dutch refer to their own country as "Nederland", which literally means "low country" on account of the absence of mountains and that a large part of the country lies under the sea level.
David
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