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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)

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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

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

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

Hasidic Jewish refugees from Ukraine pray in a kosher rescue village at the shores of Lake Balaton in Balatonoszod, Hungary July 11, 2022.

From Reuters

The crash occurred on Hungary’s M7 highway near the town of Szabadbattyan, between the capital, Budapest, and Lake Balaton, at just before 5 a.m.

From Seattle Times