lakeside

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US/ˈleɪkˌsaɪd/

noun

The ground near the edge of a lake; the land adjacent to a lake.

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Meanings

lakeside1

nounlakeside (usually uncountable, plural lakesides)

plural lakesides

  1. uncountableusuallyThe ground near the edge of a lake; the land adjacent to a lake.
adjectivelakeside (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBy the side of a lake.

Lakeside2

proper noun
  1. A village in Colton parish, at the south end of Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3787).
  2. A mainly industrial estate in Redditch, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0567).
  3. A large shopping centre in Thurrock borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ5879).
  4. A locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. Places in Canada:
    1. A neighbourhood in Kenora, Ontario.
    2. A rural community of Kings County, New Brunswick.
    3. A rural municipality, Lakeside No. 338, in Saskatchewan.
  6. Places in the United States of America:
    1. A town, part of Pinetop-Lakeside in Navajo County, Arizona.
    2. A statutory town in Jefferson County, Colorado.
    3. A neighbourhood in Lakeside-Lester Park, Duluth, Minnesota.
    4. An inactive city in Miller County, Missouri.
    5. A census-designated place and private community in Ottawa County, Ohio.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe shore of a lake

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Origin

  1. Englishlake
  2. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  3. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  5. Old Englishsīde
  6. Middle Englishside
  7. Englishside
  8. Englishlakeside

From lake + -side.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 湖岸, 湖畔
  • 湖岸 (hú'àn)the shore of a lake
  • 湖畔 (húpàn)the shore of a lake
  • 湖邊 /湖边 (húbiān)the shore of a lake
Finnish järvenranta, järvenranta-
  • järvenrantathe shore of a lake
  • järvenranta-by the side of a lake
French riverain
  • riverainby the side of a lake
German Seeufer
  • Seeuferthe shore of a lake
Greek παραλίμνιος, παραλίμνιο
  • παραλίμνιος (paralímnios)by the side of a lake
  • παραλίμνιο (paralímnio)by the side of a lake
Japanese 湖畔, 湖岸
  • 湖畔 (kohan)the shore of a lake
  • 湖岸 (kogan)the shore of a lake
  • レークサイド (rēkusaido)the shore of a lake
  • 湖畔の (kohan no)by the side of a lake
  • レークサイド (rēkusaido)by the side of a lake
Korean 호숫가
  • 호숫가 (hosutga)the shore of a lake
Russian бе́рег
  • бе́рег (béreg)the shore of a lake
Ukrainian бе́рег о́зера
  • бе́рег о́зера (béreh ózera)the shore of a lake
Cite this entry
APA

lakeside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lakeside

MLA

“lakeside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lakeside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lakeside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lakeside.

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