Definition

Proper noun A specific glacial lake located in central New York State, United States. It is the longest of the eleven Finger Lakes.

Usage

"Cayuga Lake" is used as a proper noun to refer specifically to this geographical feature. It is typically used with the definite article "the" when referring to the lake itself in a sentence.

Examples

• The city of Ithaca is situated at the southern end of Cayuga Lake.
• Cayuga Lake is a popular destination for boating and fishing.
• We spent the weekend sailing on Cayuga Lake.

Advanced Usage

• The name can be used attributively to describe things related to the lake.
  • The Cayuga Lake wine trail is famous for its vineyards.
  • They conducted a Cayuga Lake water quality study.

Variants and Related Words

• Cayuga: The name of the Native American tribe (the Cayuga Nation) for which the lake is named. It can also be used as a shortened, informal reference to the lake.
  • We're going up to Cayuga for the weekend. (Informal)

Different Meanings

As a proper noun, "Cayuga Lake" has only one primary meaning referring to the specific lake. The component words have separate meanings: * Cayuga: A member of the Iroquoian people originally living near this lake; the language of this people. * Lake (noun): A large inland body of standing water.

Synonyms

• There are no direct synonyms for this proper noun. It can be described as:
  • The longest Finger Lake.
  • A glacial lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.

Noun

1. a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes