Kawartha Lakes

proper noun

A chain of lakes Ontario, Canada, that form the upper watershed of the Trent River.

OriginOjibwe Ka-wa-tha →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A chain of lakes Ontario, Canada, that form the upper watershed of the Trent River.
  2. A city in Victoria County, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. OjibweKa-wa-tha
  2. EnglishKawartha Lakes

From Ojibwe Ka-wa-tha, from Ka-wa-tae-gum-maug (“Land of Reflections”).

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APA

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

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“Kawartha Lakes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kawartha%20Lakes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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