swampland en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English swamp Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English swampland From swamp + land.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
The swampland is an extensive pegasse swamp, which is rich in organic matter and intensely acidic.
2015, Ramesh Gampat, Guyana: from Slavery to the Present, volume 2:Trading in their battered RV and Louisiana swamplands for a sumptuous pink mansionette with swimming pool, the Malloys pull off their ruse with skill and also childish naïveté.
2007 December 3, Alessandra Stanley, “For This Family of Pros, the Con Is Everything”, in The New York Times:
- (countable) The set of effective low-energy physical theories that are not compatible with quantum gravity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swamplands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (6)
sq zhymë (Low-lying land that is regularly flooded) · ml ചതുപ്പുനിലം (Low-lying land that is regularly flooded) · pl rozlewisko (Low-lying land that is regularly flooded) · mi kūkūwai (Low-lying land that is regularly flooded) · pt pântano (Low-lying land that is regularly flooded) · de Sumpfgebiet (Low-lying land that is regularly flooded)