Lake Superior
US/ˌleiːk suːˈpiɹiɚ/
Lake Superior proper noun: a lake in Canada and the United States: the largest of the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater lake in the world by area, and the third largest freshwater lake in the world by volume.
Proper noun
Lake Superior
- A lake in Canada and the United States: the largest of the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater lake in the world by area, and the third largest freshwater lake in the world by volume.
- Synonyms:
- Gitche Gumee
Lake Superior meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Lake Superior in Hindi
- the lake
- सुपीरियर झील supīriyar jhīl
Lake Superior in Tamil
- the lake
- சுப்பீரியர் ஏரி cuppīriyar ēri
Lake Superior in Marathi
- the lake
- सुपिरियर सरोवर supiriyar sarovar
Lake Superior in Bengali
- the lake
- সুপিরিয়র হ্রদ śupiriẏor hrod
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- Lake Superior in Telugu
- సుపీరియర్ సరస్సు supīriyar sarassu
- Lake Superior in Malayalam
- സുപ്പീരിയർ തടാകം suppīriyaṟ taṭākaṁ
- Lake Superior in Kannada
- ಸುಪೀರಿಯರ್ ಸರೋವರ supīriyar sarōvara
- Lake Superior in Punjabi
- ਸੁਪੀਰੀਅਰ ਝੀਲ supīrīara jhīl
- Lake Superior in Arabic
- بُحَيْرَة سُوبِيرِيوُر
- Lake Superior in Malay
- Tasik Superior
- Lake Superior in Indonesian
- Danau Superior
- Lake Superior in Persian
- دریاچه سوپریور daryâče-ye supêriur
- Lake Superior in Thai
- ทะเลสาบสุพีเรีย tá-lee-sàap sú-pii-riia
- Lake Superior in Vietnamese
- hồ Thượng
- Lake Superior in Myanmar
- စူပါရီယားရေကန် cupariya:rekan
Synonyms of Lake Superior
Origin of Lake Superior
lake + superior. Calque of French lac Supérieur (“uppermost lake”), from lac+supérieur, named by 17th-century French explorers for its location as the furthest upstream and highest in altitude of the Great Lakes. By surface analysis, a proprialization from superior.
Words formed from Lake Superior
- Lake Inferior
- Superia
- Superior Craton
Questions about Lake Superior
- What does Lake Superior mean?
- Lake Superior means a lake in Canada and the United States: the largest of the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater lake in the world by area, and the third largest freshwater lake in the world by volume.
- What is Lake Superior in Hindi?
- Lake Superior in Hindi is सुपीरियर झील (supīriyar jhīl). See Lake Superior meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Lake Superior?
- Lake Superior is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Lake Superior?
- Lake Superior is pronounced /ˌleiːk suːˈpiɹiɚ/ (US).
Words near Lake Superior in the dictionary
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