Everglades

American  

[ev-er-gleydz] / ˈɛv ərˌgleɪdz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a swampy and partly forested region in S Florida, mostly S of Lake Okeechobee. Over 5,000 sq. mi. (12,950 sq. km).

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Everglades British  

/ ˈɛvəˌɡleɪdz /

plural noun

1. a subtropical marshy region of Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee: contains the Everglades National Park established to preserve the flora and fauna of the swamps. Area: over 13 000 sq km (5000 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission launched a separate investigation into another of Peters’ videos involving an alligator in the Everglades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has also launched a separate investigation into another of Peters’ videos involving an alligator in the Everglades, according to the agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Miller was raised in Weston, a suburban fever dream spread across 10,500 acres of what, before being drained for development, was once Everglades wetland.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

A federal judge has ordered the shutdown of “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial immigrant detention center deep in the Florida Everglades, citing environmental damage and legal violations in its construction.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

To Janie’s strange eyes, everything in the Everglades was big and new.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston