Skaneateles Lake
[ skan-ee-at-luh s, skin‐ ]
/ ˌskæn iˈæt ləs, ˌskɪn‐ /
noun
a lake in central New York, SW of Syracuse: one of the Finger Lakes. 14 sq. mi. (35 sq. km).
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