FEN


Meaning of FEN in English

fen 1

/fen/ , n.

1. low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.

2. the Fens , a marshy region W and S of The Wash, in E England.

[ bef. 900; ME, OE; c. ON fen quagmire, Goth fani mud, D ven, G Fenn fen, bog ]

fen 2

/fen/ , n. , pl. fen .

an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, the hundredth part of a yuan or the tenth part of a jiao.

[ 1905-10; fen ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .