waterland

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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waterland (plural waterlands)

  1. Synonym of wetland

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch waterlant. Equivalent to water +‎ land.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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