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Lakeland

American  
[leyk-luhnd] / ˈleɪk lənd /

noun

  1. a city in central Florida.


Lakeland British  
/ ˈleɪkˌlænd /

noun

  1. another name for the Lake District

"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

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Lake District

"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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They are expected to leave the South Lakeland nature reserve in September and migrate to the Iberian Peninsula or West Africa.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“We’ve stuck it out this long, we wouldn’t want them to fold on an agreement that doesn’t benefit them,” said Melissa Maggard, who has two daughters at Lakeland Elementary.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

PBS and its Lakeland, Minn., member station also sued in May.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

As squad cars waited outside the family’s Lakeland, Florida, trailer home, she gave them a crash course in how to care for the 4-month-old.

From Salon Mar. 24, 2026

It was on the way back from the tournament in Lakeland, and Webb was our head coach that day because Coach Trent was away on a business trip.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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