marsh

Definition of Marsh in English :

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Noun

1. fen, fenland, marsh, marshland

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

Example Sentences:
'thousands of acres of marshland'
'the fens of eastern England'

2. marsh, reginald marsh

United States painter (1898-1954)

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3. marsh, ngaio marsh

New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)

ngaio marsh

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Marsh

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noun

low poorly drained land that is sometimes flooded and often lies at the edge of lakes, streams, etc

Compare swamp (sense 1) ▶ Related adjective: paludal

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1.

Dame (Edith) Ngaio (ˈnaɪəʊ). 1899–1981, New Zealand crime writer, living in Britain (from 1928). Her many detective novels include Final Curtain (1947) and Last Ditch (1977)

2.

Rodney (William). born 1947, Australian cricketer: a wicketkeeper, he took 355 dismissals in 96 test matches (1970–84)

Marsh

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Reginald1898-1954; U.S. painter

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a tract of low, wet, soft land that is temporarily, or permanently, covered with water, characterized by aquatic, grasslike vegetation; swamp; bog; morass; fen

Marsh

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n.

An area of low-lying land that is usually saturated with water and is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plants.

American painter whose works, such as Why Not Use the "L"? (1930), depict life in New York City.

New Zealand writer known for her detective novels, including A Man Lay Dead (1934) and Last Ditch (1977).

American politician, environmentalist, and linguist who served as a US representative from Vermont (1843-49) and US minister to Turkey (1849-53) and Italy (1861-82). His book Man and Nature (1864) is considered a founding work of the American environmental movement.

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