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Lake of the Woods County

Lake of the Woods County proper noun: the northernmost of the 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Baudette. The northernmost part of the county is an exclave (Northwest Angle) on the west side of the lake, accessible by land via Manitoba in Canada.

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Proper noun

Lake of the Woods County

  1. The northernmost of the 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Baudette. The northernmost part of the county is an exclave (Northwest Angle) on the west side of the lake, accessible by land via Manitoba in Canada.

Origin of Lake of the Woods County

Named after the Lake of the Woods on the Canada-US border.

Questions about Lake of the Woods County

What does Lake of the Woods County mean?
Lake of the Woods County means the northernmost of the 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Baudette. The northernmost part of the county is an exclave (Northwest Angle) on the west side of the lake, accessible by land via Manitoba in Canada.
What part of speech is Lake of the Woods County?
Lake of the Woods County is a proper noun.

Words near Lake of the Woods County in the dictionary

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

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