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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

It gained momentum this year as Okefenokee Swamp Park, which operates boat tours and other concessions within the refuge, signed an agreement with the Fish and Wildlife Service to raise money to fund the application.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 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

For years, the Okefenokee Swamp has been warding off Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals, which in 2019 filed for permits for a mining project just outside of the refuge.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2023

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

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

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