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SWAMPLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
Synonyms:
swamp; swampland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
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)
