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(fen) Word forms: plural fensvariable nounFen is used to refer to an area of low, flat, wet land, especially in the east of England. ...the flat fen lands near Cambridge. Synonyms: marsh, moss [Scottish], swamp, bog More Synonyms of fen (fɛn) nounlow-lying flat land that is marshy or artificially drained Word origin Old English fenn; related to Old High German fenna, Old Norse fen, Gothic fani clay, Sanskrit panka mud (fɛn) nounWord forms: plural fena monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, worth one hundredth of a yuan Word origin from Mandarin Chinese fen in American English 1 (fɛn) noun an area of low, flat, marshy land; swamp; bog Word origin ME < OE, akin to Ger fenne, marsh, Goth fani, mud < IE base * pen-, wet, slime, mire > Ger feucht, damp fen in American English 2 (fʌn) noun a monetary unit of China, equal to 1⁄100 of a yuan Examples of 'fen' in a sentencefen Fen raft spiders are, sad to say, no more venomous than the spiders in your potting shed. British English: fen NOUN Fen is used to refer to an area of low, flat, wet land. This is fen country – the mills drive pumps that drain the land. - American English: fen
- Brazilian Portuguese: pântano
- Chinese: 沼泽地
- European Spanish: terreno pantanoso
- French: terre marécageuse
- German: Moor
- Italian: palude
- Japanese: 湿原
- Korean: 소택지
- European Portuguese: pântano
- Latin American Spanish: terreno pantanoso
Definition low-lying flat marshy land Peat is growing in the fen. Synonyms moss (Scottish) slough holm (dialect) pakihi (New Zealand) muskeg (Canadian) Additional synonymsDefinition a wet spongy area of land We walked steadily across moor and bog. Synonyms marsh, moss (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), swamp, slough, wetlands, fen, mire, quagmire, morass, marshland, peat bog, pakihi (New Zealand), muskeg (Canadian) Definition a tract of swampy low-lying land a morass of gooey mud Synonyms marsh, swamp, bog, slough, fen, moss (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), quagmire, marshland, muskeg (Canadian) Definition an area of undrained boggy land Synonyms swamp, bog, marsh, quagmire, moss (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), slough, fen, mire, morass, everglade(s) (US), pakihi (New Zealand) - femininity
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