Lough Neagh

/lɒxˈneɪ/

proper noun

A large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland.

OriginIrish Loch nEachach →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland.

    Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the British Isles, has been hit by recorded levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae that regional agencies say have not been seen since the 1970s.

    2023 August 23, Tommy Greene, “Lough Neagh ‘dying in plain sight’ due to vast algal blooms”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

  1. IrishLoch nEachach
  2. EnglishLough Neagh

Derived from Irish Loch nEachach.

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Translations

Irish Loch nEathach
  • Loch nEathachlarge freshwater lake in Northern Ireland
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APA

Lough Neagh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lough%20Neagh

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“Lough Neagh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lough%20Neagh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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