waterland

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From water +‎ land. Cognate with Old Frisian waterland, weterlond, Middle Low German waterlant, wāterlant, Dutch waterland, German Wasserland.

Noun[edit]

waterland (plural waterlands)

  1. Synonym of wetland

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch waterlant. Equivalent to water +‎ land.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌlɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧land

Noun[edit]

waterland n (plural waterlanden, diminutive waterlandje n)

  1. Land, esp. a country or region, with a lot of water or with a large number of bodies of water.
  2. Wetland, waterland.
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