Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
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Parts of a country behind the coast or a river bank.
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- swamps
- marshes
- hinterland
- isthmuses
Correct Option: C
hinterland (N.) : the area of a country that is away from the coast from the banks of a large river or from the main cities
swamps (N.) : marsh ; an area of ground that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants, trees, etc. are growing
marshes (N.) : an area of low land that is always soft and wet because there is nowhere for the water to flow away to
isthmuses (N.) : narrow strip of land, with water on each side, that joins two large pieces of land
