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FENLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fenland mean? 

FENLAND (noun)
  The noun FENLAND has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FENLAND used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FENLAND (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

fen; fenland; marsh; marshland

Context example:

the fens of eastern England

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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