waterland

See also: Waterland

English

Etymology

From water + land. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), weterlond, Middle Low German waterlant, wāterlant, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), German Wasserland.

Noun

waterland (plural waterlands)

  1. Synonym of wetland

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch waterlant. Equivalent to water + land.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
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