"Balaton" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbælətɒn/, /ˈbɒlətɒn/
Etymology: From Hungarian Balaton. Ultimately from a Slavic word for “mud; swamp”; compare Old Church Slavonic блато (blato). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hu|Balaton}} Hungarian Balaton, {{der|en|sla|-}} Slavic, {{cog|cu|блато}} Old Church Slavonic блато (blato) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Balaton
  1. A freshwater lake in Hungary, the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. Wikipedia link: Lake Balaton Categories (place): Lakes, Places in Hungary Translations (a lake in Hungary): Բալատոն (Balaton) (Armenian), Балато́н (Balatón) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ბალატონი (balaṭoni) (Georgian), Balaton [masculine] (German), Plattensee [feminine] (German), Μπάλατον (Bálaton) [feminine] (Greek), Balaton (Hungarian), Pelso (Latin), Балато́н (Balatón) (alt: о́зеро) [masculine] (Russian), Balaton [masculine] (Slovak), Blatenské jazero [neuter] (Slovak), Blatno jezero [neuter] (Slovene)

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