Great Lakes
/ɡɹeɪt.leɪks/
Great Lakes proper noun: a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border, consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (Lake Michigan–Huron), Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Proper noun
the Great Lakes pl (normally plural, singular Great Lake)
- A group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border, consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (Lake Michigan–Huron), Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
- A ship called the Vandalia out of Oswego is widely credited as the first propeller-driven steamship on the Great Lakes in 1841.2015 October 22, Michael Pearson, “153-year-old shipwreck found in Lake Ontario”, in CNN
- A settlement in the city of North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, around Great Lakes station, named after the Naval Station Great Lakes.
- A group of lakes located in and around the East African Rift, including Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, and several others.
Great Lakes meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Great Lakes in Hindi
- a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border
- विशाल झीलें viśāl jhīlẽ
Great Lakes in Tamil
- a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border
- அமெரிக்கப் பேரேரிகள் amerikkap pērērikaḷ
Great Lakes in Marathi
- a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border
- ग्रेट लेक्स greṭ leksa
Great Lakes in Bengali
- a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border
- বৃহৎ হ্রদসমূহ brihot hrodśomuho
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- Great Lakes in Telugu
- మహా సరస్సులు mahā sarassulu
- Great Lakes in Malayalam
- മഹാ തടാകങ്ങൾ mahā taṭākaṅṅaḷ
- Great Lakes in Kannada
- ಮಹಾ ಸರೋವರಗಳು mahā sarōvaragaḷu
- Great Lakes in Punjabi
- ਮਹਾਨ ਝੀਲਾਂ mahān jhīlā̃
- Great Lakes in Arabic
- اَلْبُحَيْرَات اَلْعُظْمَى al-buḥayrāt al-ʕuẓmā
- Great Lakes in Malay
- Tasik-Tasik Besar Amerika
- Great Lakes in Indonesian
- Danau-Danau Besar
- Great Lakes in Persian
- دریاچههای بزرگ daryâče-hâ-ye bozorg
- Great Lakes in Thai
- เกรตเลกส์ grèet-leeks
- Great Lakes in Vietnamese
- Ngũ Đại Hồ, Hồ Lớn Bắc Mỹ, Hồ Lớn châu Phi, Đại Hồ châu Phi
- Great Lakes in Myanmar
- ဂရိတ်လိတ် ga.ritlit
Forms of Great Lakes
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Questions about Great Lakes
- What does Great Lakes mean?
- Great Lakes means a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border, consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (Lake Michigan–Huron), Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
- What is Great Lakes in Hindi?
- Great Lakes in Hindi is विशाल झीलें (viśāl jhīlẽ). See Great Lakes meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Great Lakes?
- Great Lakes is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Great Lakes?
- Great Lakes is pronounced /ɡɹeɪt.leɪks/ (UK).
Words near Great Lakes in the dictionary
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