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Great Lakes en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɡɹeɪt.leɪks/ (UK)

Meanings

1. (plural-normally) A group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border, consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (Lake Michigan–Huron), Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
   • A ship called the Vandalia out of Oswego is widely credited as the first propeller-driven steamship on the Great Lakes in 1841. 2015 October 22, Michael Pearson, “153-year-old shipwreck found in Lake Ontario”, in CNN:
2. (plural-normally, without "the") A settlement in the city of North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, around Great Lakes station, named after the Naval Station Great Lakes.
3. (plural-normally) A group of lakes located in and around the East African Rift, including Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, and several others.

Forms

Translations (81)

az Böyük göllər (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · it Grandi Laghi (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · br Lennoù Meur (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ko 오대호 (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · pa ਮਹਾਨ ਝੀਲਾਂ (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · mk Големи Езера (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · vi Hồ Lớn Bắc Mỹ (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · be Вялікія азёры (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · fy Grutte Marren (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · eo Grandaj Lagoj (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · et Suur järvistu (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ga Na Lochanna Móra (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · es Grandes Lagos (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · fi Isotjärvet (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · is Vötnin miklu (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · el Μεγάλες Λίμνες (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · nn Dei store sjøane (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · fr Grands Lacs (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · cs Velká jezera (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · bn বৃহৎ হ্রদসমূহ (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · gl Grandes Lagos (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · pt Grandes Lagos (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · th เกรตเลกส์ (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · af Groot Mere (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · kn ಮಹಾ ಸರೋವರಗಳು (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · cy Llynnoedd Mawr (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · pl Wielkie Jeziora Północnoamerykańskie (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · sq Liqenet e Mëdha (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ar اَلْبُحَيْرَات اَلْعُظْمَى (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · fa دریاچههای بزرگ (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ms Tasik-Tasik Besar Amerika (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · te మహా సరస్సులు (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · pl Wielkie Jeziora Afrykańskie (a group of lakes located in and around the East African Rift) · hu Nagy-tavak (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ro Marile Lacuri (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · vi Đại Hồ Phi châu (a group of lakes located in and around the East African Rift) · uz Buyuk koʻllar (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ky Улуу көлдөр (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · pl Kraina Wielkich Jezior (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ja 五大湖 (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · lv Lielie ezeri (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · hy Մեծ Լճեր (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · fi Pohjois-Amerikan Isotjärvet (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · kk Ұлы көлдер (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · da Store søer (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · oj gichigamiin (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ca Grans Llacs d'Amèrica del Nord (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · sw Maziwa Makuu (a group of lakes located in and around the East African Rift) · mr ग्रेट लेक्स (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · fi Afrikan Isotjärvet (a group of lakes located in and around the East African Rift) · ru Вели́кие озёра (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · cmn 五大湖 (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ta அமெரிக்கப் பேரேரிகள் (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · vi Đại Hồ châu Phi (a group of lakes located in and around the East African Rift) · eu Aintzira Handiak (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · sv Stora sjöarna (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ka დიდი ტბები (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · km មហាបឹង (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · yue 五大湖 (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · de Große Seen (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · tr Büyük Göller (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · sk Veľké kanadské jazerá (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · id Danau-Danau Besar (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · sh Велика језера (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · sl Velika jezera (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · nl Grote Meren (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · uk Вели́кі озе́ра (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · lt Didieji ežerai (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · fi Pohjois-Amerikan suuret järvet (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · vi Ngũ Đại Hồ (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · vi Hồ Lớn châu Phi (a group of lakes located in and around the East African Rift) · bg Големите езера (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · am ታላላቁ ሀይቆች (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · my ဂရိတ်လိတ် (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ca Grans Llacs (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · nb De store sjøer (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · hi विशाल झीलें (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · tk Beýik köller (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · ml മഹാ തടാകങ്ങൾ (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · he הימות הגדולות (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border) · sh Velika jezera (a group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border)