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FINGER LAKES

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Meaning:

A geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Meronyms (members of "Finger Lakes"):

Canandaigua Lake; Lake Canandaigua (a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes)

Cayuga Lake; Lake Cayuga (a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes)

Keuka Lake; Lake Keuka (a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes)

Lake Seneca; Seneca Lake (a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the Finger Lakes)

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