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Lake Skadar

/leɪk ˈskɑːdɑː(ɹ)/

Lake Skadar proper noun: the largest lake in the Balkans, located in the west of the peninsula on the border of Albania and Montenegro between the mountain of Rumija (and further aback the Adriatic Sea) to the southwest and marshland (and further aback the Prokletije) to the northeast.

Proper noun

Lake Skadar

  1. The largest lake in the Balkans, located in the west of the peninsula on the border of Albania and Montenegro between the mountain of Rumija (and further aback the Adriatic Sea) to the southwest and marshland (and further aback the Prokletije) to the northeast.
    Synonyms:
    Lake Shkodër, Lake Scutari, Lake Shkodra

Lake Skadar meaning in Arabic

Lake Skadar in Arabic

largest lake in the Balkans
بُحَيْرَة سْكِيُوتَارِي

Synonyms of Lake Skadar

Origin of Lake Skadar

Calque of Serbo-Croatian Skadarsko jezero, Скадарско језеро, from Skadar, Скадар + -sko, -ско + jȅzero, је̏зеро (“lake”). The northwestern Albanian city of Shkodër (Skadar) sits at the lake's southeastern end and gives its name to the lake.

Questions about Lake Skadar

What does Lake Skadar mean?
Lake Skadar means the largest lake in the Balkans, located in the west of the peninsula on the border of Albania and Montenegro between the mountain of Rumija (and further aback the Adriatic Sea) to the southwest and marshland (and further aback the Prokletije) to the northeast.
What is Lake Skadar in Arabic?
Lake Skadar in Arabic is بُحَيْرَة سْكِيُوتَارِي. See Lake Skadar meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Lake Skadar?
Lake Skadar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lake Skadar?
Lake Skadar is pronounced /leɪk ˈskɑːdɑː(ɹ)/.

Words near Lake Skadar in the dictionary

  1. Lake San Marcos
  2. Lake school
  3. Lake Sherwood
  4. Lake Shkodër
  5. lake shore disease
  6. Lake Skadar
  7. Lake Sorell
  8. Lake St Clair
  9. Lake St. Clair
  10. Lake St. Francis
  11. Lake Station

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