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reed bed

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A place where reeds grow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: եղեգնուտ (eġegnut) — place where reeds grow
  • Armenian: շամբ (šamb) — place where reeds grow
  • Old Armenian: շամբ (šamb) — place where reeds grow
  • Asturian: xunquera — place where reeds grow
  • Asturian: xunclera — place where reeds grow
  • Catalan: canyissar — place where reeds grow
  • Czech: rákosina — place where reeds grow
  • Czech: rákosí — place where reeds grow
  • Finnish: ruoikko — place where reeds grow
  • French: roselière — place where reeds grow
  • Galician: canedo — place where reeds grow
  • Galician: canaval — place where reeds grow
  • Galician: carregal — place where reeds grow
  • German: Röhricht — place where reeds grow
  • Hungarian: nádas — place where reeds grow
  • Irish: sraith ghiolcach — place where reeds grow
  • Italian: giuncheto — place where reeds grow
  • Italian: giuncaia — place where reeds grow
  • Japanese: 葦原 — place where reeds grow
  • Korean: 갈밭 (galbat) — place where reeds grow
  • Classical Nahuatl: ahācatlah — place where reeds grow
  • Persian: نیستان (neyestân) — place where reeds grow
  • Persian: نیزار (neyzâr) — place where reeds grow
  • Polish: szuwar — place where reeds grow
  • Russian: камыши (kamyši) — place where reeds grow
  • Spanish: cañeto — place where reeds grow
  • Spanish: junqueto — place where reeds grow
  • Spanish: cañedo — place where reeds grow
  • Spanish: junquedo — place where reeds grow
  • Swedish: vass — place where reeds grow
  • Swedish: vassbädd — place where reeds grow
  • Turkish: kamışlık — place where reeds grow
  • Ottoman Turkish: صازلق (sazlık) — place where reeds grow
  • Ukrainian: очеретник (očeretnyk) — place where reeds grow