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Lake Inferior

Lake Inferior proper noun: an urban myth, an underground lake located beneath Lake Superior in North America.

Proper noun

Lake Inferior

  1. An urban myth, an underground lake located beneath Lake Superior in North America.

Origin of Lake Inferior

lake + inferior From being located below (being inferior), named in relation to Superior (being in the superior position).

Questions about Lake Inferior

What does Lake Inferior mean?
Lake Inferior means an urban myth, an underground lake located beneath Lake Superior in North America.
What part of speech is Lake Inferior?
Lake Inferior is a proper noun.

Words near Lake Inferior in the dictionary

  1. Lake House
  2. Lake Hughes
  3. Lake Hume Village
  4. Lake Huron
  5. Lake Huron-Michigan
  6. Lake Inferior
  7. Lake Innes
  8. Lake Isabella
  9. lake itch
  10. Lake Jessie
  11. Lake Katrine

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