Meanings
- A lake in Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, United States.
Lake America, located in Sardis, MS, is a serene and picturesque body of water known for its tranquil setting and recreational opportunities.
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They came into Lake America with transports and a gun-boat, and a large body of infantry and some cavalry, and made a descent on the Granicus cotton
1874 April 1 [1863], Confederate cotton agent for Mississippi, edited by WM. A. Richardson, Secretary of the Treasury, Report in the Senate of the United States, volume 43D Congress, 1st Session, number 252, page 3I did not order him immediately back to Rolling Fork, as the enemy, in force, is within a few miles of me, having landed at Lake America, in which vicinity they are pillaging and taking off cotton.
1891 [1863 March 19], S. W. Ferguson, chapter XXXVL, in The Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives for the First Session of the Fifty-First Congress, 1889-'90, in Forty-Seven Volumes, volume XXIV, Correspondence to Major J. J. Reeve, Assistant Adjutant-General, page 674One day last week a large Federal transport, the Runyan, struck a snag and sank opposite Compton's just about the upper outlet of Lake America.
1892 [1864 July 27], Perry Evans, Captain of Scouts, compiled by Stephen B. Elkins, Secretary of War, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, volume Series I, Volume XXXIX, Part II, Correspondence to Major P. Ellis, Assistant Adjutant-General, page 731 - USdatedeuphemistichumorousraregovernmentNickname for Afghanistan: A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; used by American political commentators, after the quick victorious invasion under United States president George W. Bush.
Synonyms: Lake Victory
- USneologismgovernmentSynonym of Lake Ontario: a lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
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Google Maps users in the U.S. will see Lake America. Canadian users are supposed to see Lake Ontario. But Donald Trump's change is cropping up on several Canadian websites, leaving companies scrambling to fix the problem. Look for a branch location on the Scotiabank website, and there it is, Lake America.
2026 August 30, “'Lake America' appears on various Canadian websites”, in The Nation, spoken by Ian Hanomansing, Toronto, via CBCSynonyms: Lake Ontario
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounNickname for Afghanistan: A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; used by American political commentators, after the quick victorious invasion under United States president George W. Bush.
proper nounSynonym of Lake Ontario: a lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Lake America. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20America
“Lake America.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20America. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lake America,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20America.
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