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fenland

[ fen-land, -luhnd ]

/ ˈfɛnˌlænd, -lənd /

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noun

a low area of marshy ground.

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Origin of fenland

Words nearby fenland

feng shui, Fengtien, Feng Yu-hsiang, Fenian, Fenian cycle, fenland, fenman, fennec, fennel, fennelflower, fenny

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How to use fenland in a sentence

They had watched the triumphant army pass, setting the dull fenland ablaze with color as it moved.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest|Annie Nathan Meyer
It only occurs in fenland, chiefly Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South
The Crane was in a spit of open woodland, with before him and on either side deep fenland with paths known only to its dwellers.
The Path of the King|John Buchan
Starting from the Cam at Clayhithe it runs along the whole western limit of the fenland.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely|Rev. Edward Conybeare.

They are respectively (p. 297) four and twelve furlongs from the stream, and mark successive boundaries of the fenland waters.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely|Rev. Edward Conybeare.