The Clue
Malarial region (5 letter answer)
The Answer
MARSH
Tags
Notes
The answer MARSH is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
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Definition
MARSH as a noun:
1. (marsh, marshland, fen, fenland) = low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"
2. (Marsh, Reginald Marsh) = United States painter (1898-1954)
3. (Marsh, Ngaio Marsh) = New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)