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Broads

American  
[brawdz] / brɔdz /

noun

  1. (used with a plural verb) The, a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.


Broads British  
/ brɔːdz /

plural noun

  1. a group of shallow navigable lakes, connected by a network of rivers, in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk

  2. the region around these lakes: a tourist centre; several bird sanctuaries

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The Broads first met and befriended Therrien as a nervous young artist who brought a poodle for emotional support during their first meeting in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

The authority said it was also working to tackle the rising number of wrecks and abandoned vessels in the Broads.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

Sue Allen is the director of East Ruston Cottages, which has about 40 properties that are rented out along the Norfolk coast and on The Broads.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024

“That was what the Broads wanted. It was a large reason for founding the museum to begin with.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024

She'd spent the second half of the summer with Ewan's family in the Norfolk Broads, so you'd think I'd've had time to get used to sisterlessness.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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