Mälar

[ mey-ler, -lahr ]

/ ˈmeɪ lər, -lɑr /

noun

Lake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1140 sq. km).

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Swedish Mä·lar·en

[me-lah-ruh n] /ˈmɛ lɑ rən/.

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British Dictionary definitions for mälar

malar

/ (ˈmeɪlə) /

adjective

of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone

noun

Also called: malar bone another name for zygomatic bone

Word Origin for malar

C18: from New Latin mālāris, from Latin māla jaw

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Medical definitions for mälar

malar

[ mā′lər, -lär′ ]

adj.

Of or relating to the cheekbone or the cheek.

n.

The cheekbone.