Leven
[ lee-vuhn ]
/ ˈli vən /
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noun
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
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British Dictionary definitions for Leven
Leven
/ (ˈliːvən) /
noun Loch Leven
a lake in E central Scotland: one of the shallowest of Scottish lochs, with seven islands, on one of which Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned (1567–8). Length: 6 km (3.7 miles). Width: 4 km (2.5 miles)
a sea loch in W Scotland, extending for about 14 km (9 miles) east from Loch Linnhe
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