Marsh Meaning
/mɑɹʃ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants.
nameA topographic surname from Middle English for someone living by a marsh.
Sentence Examples
Lots of herons live in the marsh.
They got through the marsh.
Sami's backpack, containing his wallet, was found in the marsh.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The water spread across the flat ground, creating a soft, muddy ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is a wetland that is permanently saturated with water and supports many different plant species.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English merssh, from Old English mersċ, merisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk, derived from *mari, equivalent to mere (“sea, body of water”) + -ish. Doublet of marish, morass, and merse. Cognate with West Frisian mersk, Dutch meers (“grassland, meadow”) and Dutch moeras, German Marsch. More at mere.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The water spread across the flat ground, creating a soft, muddy ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is a wetland that is permanently saturated with water and supports many different plant species.