Lake Superior en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌleiːk suːˈpiɹiɚ/ (General-American)
- [ˌleiːk̥ sʌːˈpʰiɹiɚ] (General-American)
- [ˌleiːk̥ sɪu̯ːˈpʰiɹiɚ] (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- 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.
Deriveds
Lake Inferior · Superior Craton · Superia
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (70)
oj Anishinaabeg-gichigami (the lake) · gl Lago Superior (the lake) · ko 슈피리어호 (the lake) · fa دریاچه سوپریور (the lake) · sh Superior (the lake) · pa ਸੁਪੀਰੀਅਰ ਝੀਲ (the lake) · be Верхняе возера (the lake) · my စူပါရီယားရေကန် (the lake) · el Λίμνη Σουπίριορ (the lake) · cmn 蘇必利爾湖 /苏必利尔湖 (the lake) · tr Superior Gölü (the lake) · sh Горње језеро (the lake) · sh Супериор (the lake) · uz Yuqori koʻl (the lake) · hy Վերին լիճ (the lake) · et Ülemjärv (the lake) · nb Øvresjøen (the lake) · nn Øvresjøen (the lake) · br Lenn Superior (the lake) · id Danau Superior (the lake) · hu Felső-tó (the lake) · lv Augšezers (the lake) · sv Övre sjön (the lake) · pl Jezioro Górne (the lake) · lt Aukštutinis ežeras (the lake) · ar بُحَيْرَة سُوبِيرِيوُر (the lake) · sh Gornje jezero (the lake) · pt Lago Superior (the lake) · sk Horné jazero (the lake) · th ทะเลสาบสุพีเรีย (the lake) · oj gichigami (the lake) · hi सुपीरियर झील (the lake) · he ימת סופיריור (the lake) · da Øvre sø (the lake) · bg Го́рно е́зеро (the lake) · ml സുപ്പീരിയർ തടാകം (the lake) · bn সুপিরিয়র হ্রদ (the lake) · ja スペリオル湖 (the lake) · cmn 蘇必略湖 /苏必略湖 (the lake) · te సుపీరియర్ సరస్సు (the lake) · ro Lacul Superior (the lake) · az Yuxarı göl (the lake) · ka ზემო ტბა (the lake) · fr lac Supérieur (the lake) · cs Hořejší jezero (the lake) · vi hồ Thượng (the lake) · ky Жогорку көл (the lake) · mk Горно Езеро (the lake) · af Bowemeer (the lake) · uk Озеро Верхнє (the lake) · ca llac Superior (the lake) · eo Supra Lago (the lake) · kk Жоғарғы Көл (the lake) · kn ಸುಪೀರಿಯರ್ ಸರೋವರ (the lake) · it lago Superiore (the lake) · ta சுப்பீரியர் ஏரி (the lake) · ms Tasik Superior (the lake) · es Lago Superior (the lake) · cy Llyn Superior (the lake) · sl Gornje jezero (the lake) · eu Superior (the lake) · nl Bovenmeer (the lake) · sq Liqeni i Sipërm (the lake) · otw Nishnaabewi-gchigami (the lake) · fy Boppemar (the lake) · ru Ве́рхнее о́зеро (the lake) · de Oberer See (the lake) · ga Loch Superior (the lake) · mr सुपिरियर सरोवर (the lake) · fi Yläjärvi (the lake)