Fond du Lac

UK/ˈfɒn.də.læk/US/ˈfɑn.də.læk/

proper noun

A city and town, the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.

OriginFrench fond du lac →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and town, the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation: an Indian reservation in Carlton County and St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: an Ojibwe-Anishinaabe band.

Origin

  1. Frenchfond du lac“bottom of the lake”
  2. EnglishFond du Lac

From French fond du lac (“bottom of the lake”). * For the town in Wisconsin, referring to its location at the south end of Lake Winnebago. * For the Native American reservation and band, referring to their traditional location at the Southwest tip of Lake Superior, which is now the cities of Duluth and Superior.

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APA

Fond du Lac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fond%20du%20Lac

MLA

“Fond du Lac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fond%20du%20Lac. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fond du Lac,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fond%20du%20Lac.

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