wetland

B1 Topic:Food & Drink
US /ˈwɛtˌlænd/
noun Freq #68227

Meanings

  1. 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.

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Word family
Forms wetlands

Etymology

From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân.

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