English Explanatory Dictionary

Elkhart Lake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A lake in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.
  2. A village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.
  3. A racetrack in Wisconsin, United States; Synonym of Road America.

Word forms

Elkhart Lake

Etymology

From elk + hart (“heart”) + lake. Calque of Potawatomi Me-shay-way-odeh-ni-bis (literally “Great Elk Heart Lake”), from being the shape of an elk's heart.

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