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Wetlands vs Lakes - What's the difference?

wetlands | lakes |

As nouns the difference between wetlands and lakes

is that wetlands is an area or region that is characteristically saturated; a marsh while lakes is .

As a verb lakes is

(lake).

wetlands

English

Noun

(head) (p)
  • An area or region that is characteristically saturated; a marsh.
    • Their hike in the wetlands took them all the way across the marsh but gave them dozens of mosquito bites.

    lakes

    English

    (Lake District)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (pluralonly)The Lake District is also known as the Lakes or Lakeland. It is a rural area in North West England.

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