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swamp·land
/
ˈswɒmpˌlænd
/
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[
swomp
-land
]
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noun
land
or an area covered with
swamps
.
Origin:
1655–65,
Americanism;
swamp
+
land
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swampland
(ˈswɒmpˌlænd)
—
n
a permanently waterlogged area; marshland
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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