Dictionary
swamp
Meaning
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- A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.
- A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures which have adapted specifically to that environment.
- A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/swɒmp/
Cognate with Dutch
zwamp
Cognate with Dutch
zomp
Cognate with German
Sumpf
Cognate with Dutch
zwam
Cognate with German
Schwamm
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