Lake County

English

Proper noun

Lake County

  1. the name of a county in each of the following US states:
    1. one of 58 counties in California; which takes its name from Clear Lake. Its county seat is in Lakeport.
    2. one of 64 counties in Colorado; named after Twin Lakes. The county seat is Leadville.
    3. one of 67 counties in Florida; named for the presence of many lakes. The county seat is Tavares.
    4. one of 102 counties in Illinois; named after the Great Lakes. The county seat is Waukegan.
    5. one of 92 counties in Indiana; named after the Great Lakes. The county seat is Crown Point.
    6. one of 83 counties in Michigan; named after the Great Lakes. The county seat is Baldwin.
    7. one of 87 counties in Minnesota; named after the Great Lakes. The county seat is Two Harbors.
    8. one of 56 counties in Montana; a county which contains many lakes. The county seat is Polson.
    9. one of 88 counties in Ohio; named after the Great Lakes, Lake Erie in particular. The county seat is Painesville.
    10. one of 36 counties in Oregon; named for the many lakes. The county seat is Lakeview.
    11. one of 66 counties in South Dakota; a county with at least 12 lakes. The county seat is Madison.
    12. one of 95 counties in Tennessee; named after Reelfoot Lake. The county seat is Tiptonville.
  2. a former county in the South Island of New Zealand, now merged into Queenstown-Lakes District (all NZ counties were abolished by 1989, being merged into larger districts).

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