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fenland::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fen, marsh, marshland |
| Type of | wetland |
| Has types | salt marsh |
Examples of fenland
fenland
There must be something in the fenland atmosphere that encourages religious devotion.
From the edp24.co.uk
Then it was truly an island, surrounded by watery fenland, mysterious and inaccessible.
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The Farmland Museum, opened in 1997, illustrates vividly how hard fenland life has been.
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In the 11th century the sea came up to the shore at the fenland town.
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Once removed from the fenland, the artefacts must be conserved before eventual public display.
From the guardian.co.uk
Although Octavia lived there only until she was two years old, her roots were in the fenland town.
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A palette of claret and fenland greens sets the tone for a simple and nostalgic sartorial switchover.
From the independent.co.uk
It lives in woodland, fenland and gardens in the southern half of the British Isles but is rare in the north.
From the thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
The story goes that, defeated, he retreated with his followers to the fenland and conducted raids similar to Robin Hood.
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- Marsh: low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"
- Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in March, and covers the neighbouring market towns of Chatteris, Whittlesey, and Wisbech, often called the "capital of the fens". ...
- (Fenlands (film)) Fenlands is a 1945 British film directed by Ken Annakin
- The Fens, also known as the Fenland(s), are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region.
- (FeNS) Festival of New Songs (Festival novih skladb, FENS; previously Festival Nova scena) is a festival of new and as yet nonaffirmed musicians from Slovenia and abroad. It is the only festival in Slovenia where not only adults but children and teenagers compete too. ...
- (Fens) A huge and very atmospheric swamp with odd flora and fauna.
- (Fens) Peat-forming wetlands that provide watershed benefits such as reduced flood risk, improved water quality, and habitat.
- Terreno pantanoso; marisma
