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Balaton

American  
[bal-uh-ton, bo-lo-tawn] / ˈbæl əˌtɒn, ˈbɒ lɒ tɔn /

noun

  1. a lake in W Hungary: the largest lake in central Europe. About 50 miles (80 km) long; 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).


Balaton British  
/ ˈbɔlɔton /

noun

  1. a large shallow lake in W Hungary. Area: 689 sq km (266 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lake Balaton in the west of the country is currently frozen -- a relatively rare phenomenon seen about once every ten to fifteen years.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

He is also alleged to have searched whether pigs eat dead bodies and about the appearance of wild boar along Lake Balaton - a body of water near Szigliget.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

The 34-year-old and his family are now living in a state-owned resort, disused for nearly two decades, on the shores of the sprawling Lake Balaton in western Hungary.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

The most popular was Hungary, with its gentle climate and the warm, shallow Lake Balaton.

From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2019

The Lower Hungarian highlands extend between the Danube, the Mur, and Lake Balaton, and attain in the 895 Mesek hills near Moh�cs and P�cs an altitude of 2200 ft.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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