Etymology

Mille Lacs County

Today it means: One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Milaca. Full definition →

French mille lacs
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The story

  1. French · derived frommille lacs“thousand lakes”
  2. English todayMille Lacs County

Named after Mille Lacs Lake, from French mille lacs (“thousand lakes”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.