fenland
fenland · fenlands
tief liegendes Feuchtgebiet
A kind of low-lying ground, often wet or marshyA kind of low-lying ground, often wet or marshy.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A kind of low-lying ground, often wet or marshy.
tief liegendes Feuchtgebiet
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
Translations
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By meaning 1
low-lying, wet, marshy ground:
Origin
From Middle English fenlond, from Old English fenland, equivalent to fen + land. Cognate wFrom Middle English fenlond, from Old English fenland, equivalent to fen + land. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foanlound (“moorland”), West Frisian feanlân (“peat bog”), Dutch veenland (“peat bog”), Middle Low German vēnlant, vennelant (“swampy, boggy pastureland”).
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Forms
plural: fenlandsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable