SWAMPLAND

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

Synonyms:

swamp; swampland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("swampland" is a kind of...):

wetland (a low area where the land is saturated with water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swampland"):

slough (a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou))

Instance hyponyms:

Everglades (a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife)

Okefenokee Swamp (a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia)