wetland

noun

Etymology

From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân.

  1. derived from *lendʰ-
  2. inherited from *landą
  3. inherited from *land
  4. inherited from land
  5. inherited from lond
  6. compounded as wetland — “wet + land

Definitions

  1. Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

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