高地(こうち)

こうち
noun
highland; high ground
1. highland; high ground; elevated land
Land at a high elevation, above sea level or above the surrounding terrain. The antonym of 低地(ていち) (lowland). Often used for plateaus and mountainous regions.
高地(こうち)は空気(くうき)が薄(うす)い。
The air is thin in the highlands.
選手(せんしゅ)たちは高地(こうち)で合宿(がっしゅく)を行(おこな)った。
The athletes held a training camp at high altitude.
アンデスの高地(こうち)に住(す)む人々(ひとびと)は、薄(うす)い空気(くうき)に適応(てきおう)している。
The people living in the Andean highlands are adapted to the thin air.

The antonym of 低地(ていち) (lowland). Refers to terrain at high elevation, commonly associated with thin air and athletic altitude training.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 高地(こうち)トレーニング: altitude training
  • 高地(こうち)順応(じゅんのう): acclimatization to high altitude
  • 高地(こうち)の気候(きこう): highland climate

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 低地(ていち): lowland — the direct antonym
  • 高原(こうげん): plateau — a flat highland area

Related Words

Antonym: 低地(ていち) (lowland)
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