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elkhart lake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
elkhart lake
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A lake in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.

name

A village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.

name

A racetrack in Wisconsin, United States; Synonym of Road America.

Etymology

From elk + hart (“heart”) + lake. Calque of Potawatomi mshéwé wdé' mbes (literally “Elk's Heart Lake”), from being the shape of an elk's heart.

Questions

What does elkhart lake mean?
A lake in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.
Where does elkhart lake come from?
From elk + hart (“heart”) + lake. Calque of Potawatomi mshéwé wdé' mbes (literally “Elk's Heart Lake”), from being the shape of an elk's heart.

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