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Okefenokee Swamp

American  
[oh-kuh-fuh-noh-kee] / ˌoʊ kə fəˈnoʊ ki /

noun

  1. a large wooded swamp area in SE Georgia.


Okefenokee Swamp British  
/ ˌəʊkɪfɪˈnəʊkɪ /

noun

  1. a swamp in the US, in SE Georgia and N Florida: protected flora and fauna. Area: 1554 sq km (600 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He travels through the Okefenokee Swamp and up mountains in Wyoming.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

Sanders came from Waycross on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and worked at a local pharmacy.

From Seattle Times Feb. 17, 2024

They found that the worst fire by smoke exposure during this period was the 2007 Bugaboo Fire, which burned more than 130,000 acres in and around the Okefenokee Swamp, straddling Georgia and Florida.

From New York Times Jun. 28, 2023

As a boy, he had a pet alligator and enjoyed trips with his father to the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest wetland in the South.

From Washington Post Feb. 21, 2023

It was called Okefenokee Swamp, which means “Land of Trembling Earth” in Seminole.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

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