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Fens

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Fens  (fnz)
A lowland district of eastern England west and south of the Wash. Early attempts by the Romans to drain the area were abandoned by Anglo-Saxon times. Modern-day reclamation of the Fens began in the 17th century.
Fens [fɛnz]
pl n
(Placename) the. a flat low-lying area of E England, west and south of the Wash: consisted of marshes until reclaimed in the 17th to 19th centuries
Translations
Fens [ˈfɛnz] npl (British) the Fens → les plaines anciennement marécageuses)fpl du Norfolk >
Fens [fɛnz] npl (Brit) the Fens → la regione delle Fens (regione paludosa dell'Inghilterra centrale)
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