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SWAMPLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swampland mean?
• SWAMPLAND (noun)
The noun SWAMPLAND has 1 sense:
1. low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
Familiarity information: SWAMPLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
swamp; swampland
Hypernyms ("swampland" is a kind of...):
wetland (a low area where the land is saturated with water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swampland"):
slough (a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou))
Instance hyponyms:
Everglades (a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife)
Okefenokee Swamp (a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia)
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