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fenland

[ fen-land, -luh nd ]

/ ˈfɛnˌlænd, -lənd /

noun

a low area of marshy ground.

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Origin of fenland

Words nearby fenland

feng yu-hsiang, fengjie, fengtien, fenian, fenian cycle, fenland, fenman, fennec, fennel, fennelflower, fenny

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Example sentences from the Web for fenland

A Fenland man who was on duty there doing nothing said, I could pass when the bridge was shut again.
Hills and the Sea|H. Belloc
The men of the Fenland were zealous; the monks of Ely were zealous; helpers came in from other parts of England.
William the Conqueror|Edward Augustus Freeman
The moth is out in July, occasionally at the end of June, and occurs locally in "Fenland."
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series|Richard South
The good Ivo was overseas, busy on the Brittany marches, and there was no ruler in Fenland.
The Path of the King|John Buchan

This magnificent Sluice is the keystone of the whole drainage scheme of the fenland.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely|Rev. Edward Conybeare.

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