Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Marshy land; bog or fen.

    Sumpfland, sumpfiges Gelände

More definitions
  • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The marshland is protected by dykes.

    deDie Marschen werden durch Deiche geschützt.

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  2. The rodent best adapted to living in rivers and marshlands is the beaver.

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  3. Without a doubt the rodent best adapted to living in rivers and marshlands is the beaver.

    ruВне всякого сомнения, самый приспособленный к жизни в реках и болотах грызун — это бобр.

    deZweifelsohne ist das Nagetier, das am besten an das Leben in Flüssen und Feuchtgebieten angepasst ist, der Biber.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
marshy land, bog, fen:

Origin

From marsh + land.

From marsh + land.

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Forms

plural: marshlands
Singularmarshland
Pluralmarshlands

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water:marshfenfenland

Word family

1 related words

See also

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