noun
the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders
• Syn: ↑Michigan
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑lake
• Part Holonyms: ↑Great Lakes
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one of the ↑Great Lakes, and the only one completely in the US. It is also the largest lake of fresh water in the US, having an area of 22 300 square miles/57 757 square kilometres. It is linked to Lake Huron. The states around Lake Michigan are ↑Michigan, ↑Wisconsin, ↑Illinois and ↑Indiana. Cities on the lake include ↑Chicago and ↑Milwaukee. In 1997 oil was discovered under the lake.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.