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    FENLAND

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and waterplay

    Example:

    the fens of eastern England

    Synonyms:

    fen; fenland; marsh; marshland

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

    Hypernyms ("fenland" is a kind of...):

    wetland (a low area where the land is saturated with water)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fenland"):

    salt marsh (low-lying wet land that is frequently flooded with saltwater)

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