Etymology

Lake America

Today it means: A lake in Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, United States. Full definition →

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The story

From lake + America. For sense 3 (“Lake Ontario”), on 27 August 2026, United States president Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the waters of the lake bounded by the United States; the use of which would be mandated within the federal government. Compare Gulf of America.

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