Wetland Meaning
/wˈɛˌtlænd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounLand that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.
Sentence Examples
Many of their wetland habitats are being affected by mining.
A wetland is an area of land that is saturated with water.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The conservation group worked to protect the ____, a marshy area full of reeds and water birds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local ____ is a protected area that provides a habitat for many different and rare species of birds today.
Word Origin & History
From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River."
— 2013 January 26, Nancy Langston, “The Fraught History of a Watery World”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2013, page 59:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The conservation group worked to protect the ____, a marshy area full of reeds and water birds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local ____ is a protected area that provides a habitat for many different and rare species of birds today.