Meaning of Marsh | Babel Free
mɑɹʃDefinitions
- An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen, morass.)
- A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living by a marsh.
- A number of places in England:
- A hamlet in Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SP8109).
- A small village in Yarcombe parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2510).
- A small suburb of Oxenhope, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0235).
- A suburb of Cleckheaton, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1925).
- A western suburb of Huddersfield, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1217).
- A township in Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
- A township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
Equivalents
Examples
“Many animals live in the marsh.”
“Čepkeliai Marsh consists mainly of bog.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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