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Seneca Lake

American  

noun

  1. a lake in W New York: one of the Finger Lakes. 35 miles (56 km) long.


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"It's an annoyance," says Ellen Campbell, who owns a house on Seneca Lake a short distance away.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

For Salpeter, Sweet and the team at Sweet Farm Foundation, their new animal sanctuary on the west shores of Seneca Lake in Himrod, New York, the problem was all too familiar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Another was brought by Seneca Lake Guardian, an environmental group, against the state for approving a waste transfer station that could leak toxic chemicals into Cayuga Lake, a source of drinking water.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2023

That drew outrage from some local residents worried about how the plant could affect fish and tourism by discharging hot water into nearby Seneca Lake.

From The Verge • Jun. 30, 2022

The proud Senecas, whose portion of the house extended from Seneca Lake to Niagara, were the western doorkeepers of this household of nations, waging fierce war on their neighbors near Lake Erie.

From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Walworth, Ellen H.

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