fen
IPA: fˈɛn
noun
- A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.
- A unit of currency in China, one-hundredth of a yuan.
- (dated, fandom slang) a plural of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
- (obsolete) A kind of mildew that grows on hops.
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Examples of "fen" in Sentences
- An outlet drain in the Fen district.
- The unit preserves prairie and calcareous fen.
- It leads to different vegetation such as fen or poor fen.
- Make use of your vigor over the hills, the rivers, and the fens.
- The fen is the best example of unpolluted valley fen in estern Europe.
- The area is primarily cattail marsh, although some areas are fen marsh.
- The Fens is a place singular not a collection of this fen and that fen.
- The fen is the best example of unpolluted valley fen in Western Europe.
- Derby Fen is the remnant of a valley fen system once found in these parts.
- It is a remnant of relatively natural fen in one of the larger fen embayments.
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