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Meanings of lakes in English

Russian
озеро
Portuguese
lacustre
Spanish
laguna
Catalan
llac
Wikidata

Body of relatively still water, localized in a basin.

        озеро
        Russian
        группа озёр
        Portuguese
        grupo de lagos
        Spanish
        grupo de lagos
        Catalan
        sistema lacustre

        Several lakes generally described together.

              группа озёр
              Russian
              синикст

              Ethnic group.

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                    Usage of lakes in English
                    1
                    He saw blue water on that world, vast seas and great lakes.
                    Chaosbound
                    2
                    The average variation in level of the lakes is from 18 in.
                    Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891
                    3
                    Say you are in the country; in some high land of lakes.
                    Moby Dick
                    4
                    Introductions are nothing new in the history of Ireland's rivers and lakes.
                    The Irish Times
                    5
                    Or, they live down in the lakes, or up in the mountains.
                    Welsh Fairy Tales
                    6
                    The presence of rivers, lakes and snowcaps means the line can shift.
                    BBC
                    7
                    In the metallic mirrors of Arctic lakes we watched the wind-whipped clouds.
                    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 / Devoted...
                    8
                    It is dedicated to Dewi Danu, goddess of the sea and lakes.
                    The South African
                    9
                    The great open squares were the still large lakes in its course.
                    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
                    10
                    Some suppose it to be in one of the lakes of Tartary.
                    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 / (From Barbaro...
                    11
                    Departed early; arrived at noon at the lakes of Chinchare and Tirinn.
                    The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year ...
                    12
                    Will future generations be thankful for toxins in our lakes and rivers?
                    The Irish Times
                    13
                    Eels can live in rivers or lakes for up to 100 years.
                    Radio NZ
                    14
                    The two first or lower lakes are the largest and the deepest.
                    The Lake of the Sky / Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of Californ...
                    15
                    Three-quarters of rivers and lakes are used for crop or livestock cultivation.
                    The Guardian
                    16
                    He loved the mountains, the lakes, the rivers and the billowy sea.
                    The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12
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