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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

Peatlands like the Okefenokee Swamp also tend to burn slowly, Mr. Wen said, releasing more particulate matter into the air.

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

As it happened, the woman had been born on Friday the 13th in Florida's Okefenokee Swamp.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2022

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

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

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