"Fond du Lac" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈfɒn.də.læk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɑn.də.læk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Fond du Lac.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɒndəlæk Etymology: From French fond du lac (“bottom of the lake”). * For the town in Wisconsin, referring to its location at the south end of Lake Winnebago. * For the Native American reservation and band, referring to their traditional location at the Southwest tip of Lake Superior, which is now the cities of Duluth and Superior. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|fond du lac|t=bottom of the lake}} French fond du lac (“bottom of the lake”) Head templates: {{en-prop|nolink=1}} Fond du Lac
  1. A city and town, the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Wisconsin, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States Related terms: FDL [alternative]
    Sense id: en-Fond_du_Lac-en-name-5kbgeYtH Categories (other): County seats of Wisconsin, USA
  2. Ellipsis of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation: an Indian reservation in Carlton County and St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation (extra: an Indian reservation in Carlton County and St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.) Categories (place): Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States Translations (Indian reservation in Minnesota): Nagaajiwanaang [inanimate] (Ojibwe)
    Sense id: en-Fond_du_Lac-en-name-euX6B4vp Categories (other): Ellipses of places, Indian reservations of the United States, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ojibwe translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 67 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 55 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 73 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 70 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ojibwe translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of 'Indian reservation in Minnesota': 17 80 3
  3. Ellipsis of Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: an Ojibwe-Anishinaabe band. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (extra: an Ojibwe-Anishinaabe band) Translations (Anishinaabe band): Wayekwaa-gichigamiing Gichigamiwininiwag [animate, plural] (Ojibwe), Nagaajiwanaang Okwiinowin (note: collective concept noun) [inanimate] (Ojibwe)
    Sense id: en-Fond_du_Lac-en-name-suXDq894 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of 'Anishinaabe band': 4 3 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Fond du Lac County

Alternative forms

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