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- [wet-land]
- /ˈwɛtˌlænd/
- /ˈwet.lənd/
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- [wet-land]
- /ˈwɛtˌlænd/
Definitions of wetland word
- noun wetland Often, wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog. 1
- noun wetland Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land. 1
- noun wetland low land with wet soil 1
- variable noun wetland A wetland is an area of very wet, muddy land with wild plants growing in it. You can also refer to an area like this as wetlands. 0
- noun wetland an area of swampy or marshy land, esp considered as part of an ecological system 0
- noun wetland (as modifier) 0
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Origin of wetland
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80; wet + -land
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Parts of speech for Wetland
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wetland popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wetland usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wetland
noun wetland
- marsh — Dame (Edith) Ngaio [nahy-oh] /ˈnaɪ oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels.
- swamp — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- fen — low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- bog — A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
- marshes — a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
Antonyms for wetland
noun wetland
- desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
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