fenland

noun

Etymology

From 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”).

  1. inherited from fenland
  2. inherited from fenlond

Definitions

  1. A kind of low-lying ground, often wet or marshy.

  2. A local government district of Cambridgeshire, England.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA