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Fond du Lac

UK/ˈfɒn.də.læk//ˈfɑn.də.læk/

Fond du Lac proper noun: a city and town, the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. Also the ellipsis of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation.

Proper noun

Fond du Lac

  1. A city and town, the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.

Also used as

Fond du Lac is also the ellipsis of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation.

Fond du Lac is also the ellipsis of Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Origin of Fond du Lac

From French fond du lac (“bottom of the lake”). * For the town in Wisconsin, referring to its location at the south end of Lake Winnebago. * For the Native American reservation and band, referring to their traditional location at the Southwest tip of Lake Superior, which is now the cities of Duluth and Superior.

Words formed from Fond du Lac

Questions about Fond du Lac

What does Fond du Lac mean?
Fond du Lac means a city and town, the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
What part of speech is Fond du Lac?
Fond du Lac is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fond du Lac?
Fond du Lac is pronounced /ˈfɒn.də.læk/ (UK).

Words near Fond du Lac in the dictionary

  1. Fonadhoo
  2. Fonagaadhoo
  3. Fonblanque
  4. foncused
  5. fond
  6. Fond du Lac
  7. Fond du Lac County
  8. fonda
  9. fondachi
  10. fondaco
  11. fondacos

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