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Winnipesaukee

American  
[win-uh-puh-saw-kee] / ˌwɪn ə pəˈsɔ ki /
Or Winnepesaukee

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in central New Hampshire: summer resort. 25 miles (40 km) long.


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This month’s Pond Hockey Classic in New Hampshire was moved from Lake Winnipesaukee because of a lack of thick ice.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Nature feels close, with Lake Winnipesaukee stretching out from the town to forests and mountains beyond.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2018

“Michael Chertoff is a patriot,” Bush said at a hotel on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee as the former Bush 43 Cabinet member listened carefully.

From Time • Jan. 8, 2016

The original field of 39 teams was pared to 11 finalists in a qualifying round Thursday on Lake Winnipesaukee.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2014

The first collegiate crew race in America—and in fact the first American intercollegiate athletic event of any kind—took place between Harvard and Yale in 1852, on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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