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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024marsh /mɑrʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Ecologyan area of waterlogged soil covered with tall grasses.
marsh•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024marsh (märsh),USA pronunciation n. - Ecologya tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- bef. 900; Middle English mershe, Old English mer(i)sc (cognate with German Marsch). See mere2, -ish1; compare marais, marish, morass
marsh′like′, adj. swamp, bog, fen, marshland, wetland. Marsh (märsh),USA pronunciation n. Dame (Edith) Ngai•o (nī′ō),USA pronunciation 1899–1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels.- BiographicalReginald, 1898–1954, U.S. painter and illustrator.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: marsh /mɑːʃ/ n - low poorly drained land that is sometimes flooded and often lies at the edge of lakes, streams, etc
Compare swamp Etymology: Old English merisc; related to German Marsch, Dutch marsk; related to mere² Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Marsh /mɑːʃ/ n - Dame (Edith) Ngaio (ˈnaɪəʊ). 1899–1981, New Zealand crime writer, living in Britain (from 1928). Her many detective novels include Final Curtain (1947) and Last Ditch (1977)
- Rodney (William). born 1947, Australian cricketer. He finished his career with a world record of 355 Test match dismissals
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