Low Countries
Netherlands and neighbors
The Low Countries are the historically low-lying coastal region of northwestern Europe comprising the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
The name refers to the flat terrain, much of it at or below sea level.
The Low Countries were a major theater of World War I.
The region is also called Benelux, from the initial letters of the three nations.
Of the Netherlands
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- GermanCentral European language
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- FrisianWest Germanic language group
Northwestern European constitutional monarchy
- BelgiumWestern European constitutional monarchy
- BeneluxWestern European economic bloc
- BrusselsBelgian capital
- AmsterdamCapital of Netherlands
Rotterdam · The Hague · Ghent · Bruges · Maastricht · Ardennes · Rhine · Limburg
Land reclaimed from water
- dykesWater-retaining earthworks
- North SeaAtlantic extension near Britain
- sea wallCoastal flood defense structure
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
reclamation · floodplain · embankment · saltmarsh · tidal · estuary · seaport · maritime
Of a French region
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- Spanish NetherlandsIberian-controlled Belgian region
- Dutch RepublicReformed confederation, 1581-1795
- Eighty Years' WarDutch independence conflict against Spain
Dutch Golden Age · William of Orange · Treaty of Westphalia · Calvinism · Reformation · Philip II · Hanseatic · medieval trade
Near the ground
- sea levelElevation reference point
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
elevation · flatland · below sea level · waterlogged · subsidence · peat · marsh · fenland
Dutch
Of the Netherlands
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- GermanCentral European language
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
Netherlands
Northwestern European constitutional monarchy
- BelgiumWestern European constitutional monarchy
- BeneluxWestern European economic bloc
- BrusselsBelgian capital
Amsterdam · Rotterdam · The Hague · Ghent · Bruges · Maastricht · Ardennes · Rhine · Limburg · Zeeland
polders
Land reclaimed from water
- dykesWater-retaining earthworks
- North SeaAtlantic extension near Britain
- sea wallCoastal flood defense structure
dunes · reclamation · floodplain · embankment · saltmarsh · tidal · estuary · seaport · maritime · windmill
Burgundian
Of a French region
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- Spanish NetherlandsIberian-controlled Belgian region
- Dutch RepublicReformed confederation, 1581-1795
Eighty Years' War · Dutch Golden Age · William of Orange · Treaty of Westphalia · Calvinism · Reformation · Philip II · Hanseatic · medieval trade
low-lying
Near the ground
topography · elevation · flatland · below sea level · waterlogged · subsidence · peat · marsh · fenland
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Low Countrieshighlands
Elevated, hilly land areas
Scottish Highlands · mountainous regions · Swiss Alps · uplands · Pyrenees
Low CountriesScandinavia
Nordic countries collectively
Nordic countries · British Isles · Iberian Peninsula · Scandinavian countries · Eastern Europe
country, lowland, Luxembourg, Flanders, Walloon, Antwerp, Flemish