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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmarisma
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /maˈɾis.ma/
"El agua cubre gran parte de la marisma."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
"Migratory birds gathered in large numbers across the vast expanse of coastal marshland." - 2
Ground consisting of wetlands dominated by grasses, rushes, or reeds rather than woody plants.
"Walking through the soft marshland required high waterproof boots."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'mersc' (meaning marsh, swamp) combined with 'land' (ground, earth). It emerged during the Middle English period to specifically describe wet, waterlogged tracts of land characterized by herbaceous vegetation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Marshland" is said worldwide
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marais
Transliteration: /ma.ʁɛ/
"Les oiseaux nichent dans le marais."
Sumpfland
Transliteration: /ˈzʊmpfˌlant/
"Das Sumpfland ist die Heimat vieler Seltenheitsarten."
palude
Transliteration: /paˈlu.de/
"La palude è ricca di biodiversità."
marisma
Transliteration: /maˈɾis.ma/
"El agua cubre gran parte de la marisma."
pântano
Transliteration: /ˈpɐ̃.tɐ.nu/
"O pântano abriga várias espécies de aves."
दलदली भूमि
Transliteration: daldalī bhūmi
"यह दलदली भूमि कई पक्षियों का आवास है।"
沼泽地
Transliteration: zhǎozédì
"候鸟在沼泽地里寻找食物。"
습지
Transliteration: seupji
"철새들이 넓은 습지에 모여들었습니다."
沼地
Transliteration: numachi
"多くの野鳥がその沼地で生息しています。"
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