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EVERGLADES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
swamp; swampland (low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog)
Holonyms ("Everglades" is a part of...):
Everglade State; FL; Fla.; Florida; Sunshine State (a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War. In Spanish, Florida means Flowery)