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 mälaren (1 of 2)

Mälaren
/ (ˈmelaren) /

noun

Lake Mälaren a lake in S Sweden, extending 121 km (75 miles) west from Stockholm, where it joins with an inlet of the Baltic Sea (the Saltsjön). Area: 1140 sq km (440 sq miles)Also called: Mälar (ˈmeɪlə)

British Dictionary definitions for mälaren (2 of 2)

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 mälaren

malar
[ mā′lər, -lär′ ]

adj.

Of or relating to the cheekbone or the cheek.

n.

The cheekbone.
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