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Lake District

American

noun

a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.

Lake District British

noun

Also called: Lakeland. a region of lakes and mountains in NW England, in Cumbria: includes England's largest lake (Windermere) and highest mountain (Scafell Pike); national park; literary associations (the Lake Poets); tourist region

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Swirls Path, at Helvellyn, in the Lake District, is used by large numbers of walkers drawn by its views over Thirlmere.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The Friends of the Lake District look after two neighbouring woods in the Rusland Valley, Cumbria, which have rainforest indicators.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Nicola Lomax, from Ramsbottom in Lancashire, spotted the copy of The House of the Pelican by Elisabeth Kyle in a charity shop in Keswick, Cumbria, while on a break in the Lake District.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

A Forestry England study identified eight areas suitable for a release including the North Pennines, the Cheviots in Northumberland and the Lake District.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Apparently, for going on walks in the Lake District; for that was w'hat he now proposed.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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