Windermere

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  1. 1
    A lake in Cumbria, England, formerly divided between Lancashire and Westmorland.
  2. 2
    A town near this lake in Windermere and Bowness parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4198).
  3. 3
    A town in Orange County, Florida, United States.
  4. 4
    A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. 5
    A rural locality in Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
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  1. 6
    A locality in the City of Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  2. 7
    A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.
  3. 8
    A rural locality north-east of Hinds, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Etymology

"Winand's lake", from Continental Germanic personal name Wînand + Old Norse genitive singular ending -ar + Old English mere (“lake, pond”).

Related phrases

Bowness-on-WindermereWindermere ParkWindermere and Bowness

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