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muskeg

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English

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Etymology

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From Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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muskeg (countable and uncountable, plural muskegs)

  1. (Canada) A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce.
    • 1952, Farley Mowat, People of the Deer, Key Porter, published 2005, page 2:
      Here, in a decaying cluster of buildings, the Winnipeg train turns gratefully back to the south and hurries to leave behind it the anonymous tangle of forests and muskegs.

References

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  1. ^ Maskek. Cree Dictionary