Meanings
plural swamplands
- countableuncountableLow-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
The swampland is an extensive pegasse swamp, which is rich in organic matter and intensely acidic.
2015, Ramesh Gampat, Guyana: from Slavery to the Present, volume 21 more example
Trading in their battered RV and Louisiana swamplands for a sumptuous pink mansionette with swimming pool, the Malloys pull off their ruse with skill and also childish naïveté.
2007 December 3, Alessandra Stanley, “For This Family of Pros, the Con Is Everything”, in The New York Times - countablenatural sciencesThe set of effective low-energy physical theories that are not compatible with quantum gravity.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlow land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishswamp
- Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*landą
- Proto-West Germanic*land
- Old Englishland
- Middle Englishlond
- Englishland
- Englishswampland
Translations
German Sumpfgebiet
- SumpfgebietLow-lying land that is regularly flooded
Māori kūkūwai
- kūkūwaiLow-lying land that is regularly flooded
Polish rozlewisko
- rozlewiskoLow-lying land that is regularly flooded
Portuguese pântano
- pântanoLow-lying land that is regularly flooded
Cite this entry
swampland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swampland
“swampland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swampland. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swampland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swampland.
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