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Cayuga Lake

Cayuga Lake

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A long lake in central New York made by glaciers and the longest of the Finger Lakes
  • proper noun
  • /keɪˈjuːɡə leɪk/
: lago Cayuga
  • The city of Ithaca is located at the southern tip of Cayuga Lake.

Examples

  • Scientists study the unique ecosystem of Cayuga Lake to monitor water quality and wildlife.

  • Thousands of tourists visit Cayuga Lake each year to enjoy boating and fishing.

  • I visited Cayuga Lake last summer.

  • Have you ever seen Cayuga Lake in autumn?

  • Scientists study the unique ecosystem of Cayuga Lake to monitor water quality and wildlife.

  • The city of Ithaca is located at the southern tip of Cayuga Lake.

  • Thousands of tourists visit Cayuga Lake each year to enjoy boating and fishing.

Synonyms

Lake Cayuga
vsCayuga Lake
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A long lake in central New York made by ice, the longest of the Finger Lakes

has identical meaning but uses the other word order in its name

Surface Forms

Cayuga Lake main

Morphology

Cayuga + lake

This is a straightforward proper-name + noun combination: if a learner knows 'Cayuga' as a name (of a people/place) and 'lake' as an inland body of water, they can infer it denotes a lake called Cayuga. The pattern 'Name + lake' is a common, compositional toponymic structure across languages, so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Cayuga Lake is named after the Cayuga people who lived along its shores long ago. The word lake simply means the body of water, so the name means 'the lake of the Cayuga'.