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Serbonian Bog

Serbonian Bog proper noun: a wetland in Egypt, famed for falsely appearing to be solid land.

Proper noun

the Serbonian Bog

  1. A wetland in Egypt, famed for falsely appearing to be solid land.
    1. (broadly) An inextricable situation.
      • A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog […]
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Forms of Serbonian Bog

alternative formSirbonian Bog

Origin of Serbonian Bog

Semantic loan from Latin Sirbonis Lacus, from Ancient Greek Σιρβωνίδος λίμνη (Sirbōnídos límnē).

Questions about Serbonian Bog

What does Serbonian Bog mean?
Serbonian Bog means a wetland in Egypt, famed for falsely appearing to be solid land.
What part of speech is Serbonian Bog?
Serbonian Bog is a proper noun.

Words near Serbonian Bog in the dictionary

  1. Serbocentrism
  2. Serbocommunist
  3. Serbocommunists
  4. Serbocroatian
  5. Serbonian
  6. Serbonian Bog
  7. serbophile
  8. serbophiles
  9. Serbophilia
  10. Serbophobe
  11. Serbophobes

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