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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Lucas, 61, a musician from Bristol, travels to the Lake District in Cumbria for one week every month and regularly posts pictures of his wanderings.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

"Whilst we are sad to be leaving the Lake District we retain a host of happy memories."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

And, what will happen to some of our most revered and beloved landscapes like the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Welsh mountains, and the people who live and work there?

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The Lake District National Park Authority's head of development management, Andrew Smith, agrees the current tools it has are "quite limited" and school populations continue to decline.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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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