Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swampland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: swamp-land
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The set of effective low-energy physical theories that are not compatible with quantum gravity.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Trading in their battered RV and Louisiana swamplands for a sumptuous pink mansionette with swimming pool, the Malloys pull off their ruse with skill and also childish naïveté."
"The swampland is an extensive pegasse swamp, which is rich in organic matter and intensely acidic."

Etymology

Etymology tree English swamp Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English swampland From swamp + land.

Usage

Inflected Forms

swamplands (plural)

Derived Forms

swamplander

Synonyms

swamp

Questions

What does swampland mean?: Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
Where does swampland come from?: Etymology tree English swamp Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English swampland From swamp + land.

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