wetland B1 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈwɛtˌlænd/ See IPA manual Freq #68227 Meanings 1 noun An area of land where the soil is soaked or covered with water, such as a marsh or swamp. The coastal wetland is home to thousands of migrating birds. Thesaurus Word family Forms wetlands Etymology AI details From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wetland **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɛtˌlænd/ **Frequency rank:** 68227 ## Meanings 1. An area of land where the soil is soaked or covered with water, such as a marsh or swamp. ## Examples - The coastal wetland is home to thousands of migrating birds. ## Etymology From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân. ## AI Etymology Wetland is from wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân. In present-day use, it means a area of land where the soil is soaked or covered with water, such as a marsh or swamp. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown