"food swamp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: food swamps [plural]
Etymology: Coined in a research paper published in 2009. Head templates: {{en-noun}} food swamp (plural food swamps)
  1. An urban environment with few grocery stores but several nonnutritious food options such as corner stores or fast-food restaurants. Coordinate_terms: food desert, food oasis
    Sense id: en-food_swamp-en-noun-l5~F8RNn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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