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Lake of the Woods

Lake of the Woods proper noun: a large lake in Ontario, Manitoba and Minnesota on the Canada-US border.

lake of the woods: a large lake in Ontario, Manitoba and Minnesota on the Canada-US border
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Proper noun

Lake of the Woods

  1. A large lake in Ontario, Manitoba and Minnesota on the Canada-US border.
  2. Any of several other lakes in California, Indiana, Oregon and Wyoming in the United States.
  3. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.
  5. A subdivision in Peoria County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
  7. A census-designated place in Orange County, Virginia, United States.
  8. A township in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada.
  9. Any of various First Nations reserves in Ontario.

Words formed from Lake of the Woods

Questions about Lake of the Woods

What does Lake of the Woods mean?
Lake of the Woods means a large lake in Ontario, Manitoba and Minnesota on the Canada-US border.
What part of speech is Lake of the Woods?
Lake of the Woods is a proper noun.

Words near Lake of the Woods in the dictionary

  1. Lake Nasser
  2. Lake Neuchâtel
  3. Lake of Bays
  4. lake of fire
  5. Lake of the Pines
  6. Lake of the Woods
  7. Lake of the Woods County
  8. lake of Wada
  9. Lake Onega
  10. Lake Ontario
  11. Lake Oswego

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