Meanings
nounGreat Lake (plural Great Lakes)
plural Great Lakes
- One of the Great Lakes in North America or East Africa.
It's not clear if the president's has the ability to rename a Great Lake, but it's similar to an executive order he took last year where he renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America."
2026 August 25, Max White, “Exploring Lake Ontario's name and history amid Trump threat to rename it 'Lake America'”, in WXYZ-TV, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2026
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APA
Great Lake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Lake
MLA
“Great Lake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Lake. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Great Lake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Lake.
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