Meaning

1 senses
  1. (usually plural)Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

    Feuchtgebiet

    во́дно-боло́тные уго́дьяvódno-bolótnyje ugódʹja, заболо́ченная террито́рияzabolóčennaja territórija

    a low area where the land is saturated with water

Examples

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  1. Swamps, marshes, and bogs are types of wetlands.

    deSümpfe, Marschen und Moore sind Arten von Feuchtgebieten.

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  2. Many of their wetland habitats are being affected by mining.

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  3. The wetlands serve as crucial breeding grounds for many fish species.

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  4. A wetland is an area of land that is saturated with water.

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  5. Many migratory birds rely on wetlands as a crucial stopover point during their journeys.

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Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas:

Origin

From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân.

From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân.

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