"swampland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swamplands [plural]
Etymology: swamp + land Etymology templates: {{compound|en|swamp|land}} swamp + land Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} swampland (countable and uncountable, plural swamplands)
  1. (countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Wetlands Translations (Low-lying land that is regularly flooded): ചതുപ്പുനിലം (catuppunilaṁ) (Malayalam), kūkūwai (Maori), pântano (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-swampland-en-noun-B3powC1S Disambiguation of Wetlands: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'Low-lying land that is regularly flooded': 97 3
  2. (physics, countable) The set of effective low-energy physical theories that are not compatible with quantum gravity. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Physics Categories (place): Wetlands
    Sense id: en-swampland-en-noun-e-ZnAvxq Disambiguation of Wetlands: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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