- Lake of the Four Forest Cantons
- Lake Lucerne (Switzerland)
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Lake of the Four Forest Cantons
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Four Forest Cantons — geographical name the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, & Lucerne in central Switzerland surrounding Lake of Lucerne … New Collegiate Dictionary
lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) … Universalium
Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly … Universalium
Lake Lucerne — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Lucerne Vierwaldstättersee image lake = Weggis.jpg caption lake = View from Weggis image bathymetry = Karte Vierwaldstättersee.png|caption bathymetry = map location = Central Switzerland coords =… … Wikipedia
forest — forestal, forestial /feuh res cheuhl/, adj. forested, adj. forestless, adj. forestlike, adj. /fawr ist, for /, n. 1. a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland. 2. the trees on such a tract: to cut down a forest … Universalium
four — /fawr, fohr/, n. 1. a cardinal number, three plus one. 2. a symbol of this number, 4 or IV or IIII. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with four pips. 5. fours, Jazz. alternate four bar… … Universalium
Lucerne, Lake — German Vierwaldstättersee ( Lake of the Four Forest Cantons ) Lake, central Switzerland. It is 24 mi (39 km) long and 0.5 to 2 mi (0.8 to 3 km) wide, with an area of 44 sq mi (114 sq km). It has a maximum depth of 702 ft (214 m). The Cross of… … Universalium
Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy — History of Switzerland This article is part of a series Early history … Wikipedia
Waldstätte — Waldst auml;tte (literally, forest settlement ) since the early 14th century had been a term for the wooded territories of the Alpine foothills of Central Switzerland. Drei Waldst auml;tten or three forest cantons collectively refers to the… … Wikipedia
Lucerne — /looh serrn /; Fr. /lyuu serddn /, n. 1. a canton in central Switzerland. 291,700; 576 sq. mi. (1490 sq. km). 2. the capital of this canton, on Lake of Lucerne. 65,300. 3. Lake of. Also called Lake of the Four Forest Cantons. a lake in central… … Universalium
