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PRONUNCIATION OF DISMAL SWAMP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISMAL SWAMP

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Dismal Swamp is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DISMAL SWAMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Dismal Swamp in the English dictionary

The definition of Dismal Swamp in the dictionary is a coastal marshland in SE Virginia and NE North Carolina: partly reclaimed. Area: about 1940 sq km. Area before reclamation: 5200 sq km.


WORDS THAT END LIKE DISMAL SWAMP

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Great Dismal Swamp
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Okefenokee Swamp
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Synonyms and antonyms of Dismal Swamp in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Dismal Swamp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISMAL SWAMP

Find out the translation of Dismal Swamp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Dismal Swamp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Dismal Swamp» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阴森的沼泽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Dismal Swamp
570 millions of speakers

English

Dismal Swamp
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निराशाजनक दलदल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مستنقع كئيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мрачный Болото
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dismal Swamp
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাম ঝরানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Dismal Swamp
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paya yang tidak disengajakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dismal Swamp
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

陰気な沼
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음침한 늪
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swamp Dismal
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Swamp ảm đạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிஸ்மல் ஸ்வாம்ப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निराळा दलदलीचा प्रदेश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kasvetli bataklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Palude Lugubre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fatalna Swamp
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

похмурий Болото
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Swamp Dismal
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Dismal Swamp
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

somber Swamp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Dismal Träsk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dismal Swamp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Dismal Swamp

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISMAL SWAMP»

The term «Dismal Swamp» is regularly used and occupies the 88.466 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISMAL SWAMP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Dismal Swamp

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISMAL SWAMP»

Discover the use of Dismal Swamp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Dismal Swamp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of ...
Elegantly written and impressively researched, The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company is an eye-opening account of greed, folly, and venture capitalism in the revolutionary era. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Charles Royster, 2010
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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, 2010
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The Great Dismal: A Carolinian's Swamp Memoir
Includes personal experience, travel narrative, oral and natural history of the Great Dismal Swamp
Bland Simpson, 1990
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The Diasporic World of the Great Dismal Swamp, 1630--1860
The Great Dismal Swamp of North Carolina and Virginia stood as a remote landscape in the heart of the Tidewater throughout the historical period.
Daniel Owen Sayers, 2008
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The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond: Early Recollections
"When I determined to indite the lines which compose this volume, I had, as has been stated, a double purpose in view.
Robert Arnold, 2009
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Dred a Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp by Harriet Beecher-Stowe
,1 DRED; A TALE OF THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP. BY HARRIET.
‎1856
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George Washington: A Biographical Companion
Dismal. Swamp. Company. T. he Great Dismal Swamp lies about twenty-five miles from the Atlantic coast in southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina. It is underlain by peat.At its heart is Lake Drummond, ...
Frank E. Grizzard, 2002
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The Elizabeth River
The earliest known reference to Washington Ditch is an advertisement in the Virginia Gazette on November 19, 1772, by the executors of the estate of Josiah Riddick offering seventy-five acres joining the great ditch of the Dismal Swamp.
Amy Waters Yarsinske, 2007
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Southern Literary Messenger
DISMAL SWAMP. There is a rail road now, running five miles right through the upper part of this great Scrbonian bog. It looks like a grand avenue, surrounded on either band by magnificent forests. The trees here are cypress, juniper, oak, pine ...
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Weird Massachusetts: Your Travel Guide to Massachusetts's ...
W iant Lizard of Dismal Swamp In June ofj 1922, multiple witnetsei spotted a giant lizard in the town of Ware. Some claimed that the creature was an alligator or crocodile that escaped from a circus train. Others theorized the saurian was an  ...
Jeff Belanger, Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISMAL SWAMP»

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Dominion makes changes to pipeline route - The Daily Progress …
Separately, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is considering two alternative routes for crossing the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
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Shark-free swimming in North Carolina - Technician: Features
Although the name is not very appealing, George Washington once called the Dismal Swamp a “glorious paradise.” The swamp is not usually ... «N.C. State University Technician Online, Jul 15»
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Horse in Chesapeake first EEE death this year | WAVY-TV
The horse lived on a farm in a rural area of Chesapeake, just east of the Great Dismal Swamp. Simmons said mosquito control is not allowed to ... «WAVY-TV, Jul 15»
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Snakes on the plains: Endangered rattlesnakes emerge for mating …
... such as southern Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, including in and around the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, according to ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
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Book preserves N. Suffolk as development encroaches
One is U.S. Highway 58, the longest road in Virginia, and one which follows just above the Great Dismal Swamp in Suffolk and then eventually ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jul 15»
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Rain brings a buzz
“The Suffolk area is very unique with its mosquito population because we live next to the Dismal Swamp,” Abadam said. “Even historically ... «Suffolk News-Herald, Jul 15»
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Big Idea: Restoring Aboriginal place names
Victoria has Mt Buggery. NSW has a Nobby's Head and a Chinaman's Knob. Tasmania has Dismal Swamp, South Australia has Foul Bay and ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
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ECSU to host community health event
Dismal Swamp State Park officials said the event is in the early planning stages, and ECSU as the event organizer would have more ... «The Daily Advance, Jul 15»
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Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia
The Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia is anything but dismal, rather, it is an untouched paradise for canoeing. Photo: Flickr user U.S. Fish and ... «CANOE & KAYAK, Jul 15»
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Orange moon caused by Canadian wildfires
Many people can remember the Great Dismal Swamp fires that caused heavy smoke to affect much of Hampton Roads a few years ago. «wtkr.com, Jul 15»

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