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Windermere

American  
[win-der-meer] / ˈwɪn dərˌmɪər /

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in NW England, between Westmorland and Lancashire: the largest lake in England. 10.5 miles (17 km) long; 5.67 sq. mi. (15 sq. km).


Windermere British  
/ ˈwɪndəˌmɪə /

noun

  1. Sometimes (less correctly) called: Lake Windermere.  a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the SE part of the Lake District: the largest lake in England. Length: 17 km (10.5 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Seattle, “we have inventory that’s either overpriced or properties that are going on the market not well-prepared,” Junior Torres, a local real-estate agent with Windermere Real Estate, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Obrokta, 54, drives a Rolls-Royce and lives in an 10,500-square-foot lakefront mansion in the Orlando suburb of Windermere, but he spent most of his life on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Esthwaite Water, a small lake draining into Windermere, "remained a concern under every future scenario" tested.

From BBC May 20, 2026

The study used computer modelling to understand how climate change could alter how nutrients reached Windermere and Esthwaite Water.

From BBC May 20, 2026

Mrs. Windermere said my flight jacket made me look like Errol Flynn.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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