wetland
Wetland (noun) means Ground that stays wet most of the time and is often marshy or boggy in places.
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Ground that stays wet most of the time and is often marshy or boggy in places.
"European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River."
— Nancy Langston, The Fraught History of a Watery World (2013)
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Etymology
Formed from wet and land; it is cognate with West Frisian wetlân.
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What is the meaning of wetland?
"wetland" (noun) means ground that stays wet most of the time and is often marshy or boggy in places.
