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marchland

march·land
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahrch-land, -luh nd]
    • /ˈmɑrtʃˌlænd, -lənd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahrch-land, -luh nd]
    • /ˈmɑrtʃˌlænd, -lənd/

Definition of marchland word

  • noun marchland borderland. 1

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Origin of marchland

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; march2 + land

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Marchland

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

marchland popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

marchland usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for marchland

noun marchland

  • line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
  • edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
  • outpost — a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack: We keep only a small garrison of men at our desert outposts.
  • perimeter — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • sideline — a line at the side of something.

Antonyms for marchland

noun marchland

  • inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
  • interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
  • middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
  • mainland — the largest of the Shetland Islands. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
  • region — an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth.

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