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Thread #133563 Message #3034833
Posted By: Amos
17-Nov-10 - 10:29 PM
Thread Name: How to translate 'lowlands low'
Subject: RE: How to translate 'lowlands low'
The lowlands are presumed to be the waters of the coast of Holland, They are called that because much of the shoreline is near sealevel and lower inland--hence the dikes.