Lake District

A scenic area of northwest England including the Cumbrian Mountains and some 15 lakes. It is a popular tourist attraction for its associations with the 19th-century Lake Poets, notably Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey.

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Lake District

(Placename) a region of lakes and mountains in NW England, in Cumbria: includes England's largest lake (Windermere) and highest mountain (Scafell Pike); national park; literary associations (the Lake Poets); tourist region. Also called: Lakeland

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Lake′ Dis`trict

a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes. Also called Lake′ Coun`try.

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Noun

Lake District - a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain

Lakeland

England - a division of the United Kingdom

Cumbria - a county of northwestern England

Translations

Lake District

[ˈleɪkdɪstrɪkt] n
the Lake District (in Britain) → la région des lacs

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Lake District

n the Lake District (Brit) → la regione dei laghi (nel nord dell'Inghilterra)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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References in classic literature

"I've been painting in the Lake District all summer, as you know," answered Uncle Blair, "and one day I just got homesick to see my little girl.

View in context

It was on their return from this visit that Wordsworth again changed his home and went to live at Dove Cottage, near Grasmere, in the Lake District, which as a boy he had known and loved.

View in context

QIT is our golden wedding soon and we'd like a short break in a luxury hotel in the Lake District with great views.

Q&A; Travel

SAY you're planning to go to the Lake District for the weekend, and almost always the first question will be: "Oooh, where?" After all, it's only 90 minutes up the road, so most of us know a few places there.

Rediscovering the Lake District; TRAVEL REPORT CUMBRIA AMANDA CROOK heads to a less-frequented part of the lakes and finds she has new places to explore

ADORABLE pooch Poppy poses in the Lake District as she compiles her ruff guide to Britain...

Round Britain walkies

It was 12pm when he told me that - and we were just going on a comfortable, restful cycle ride over the Lake District hills.

Busy time at beautiful lakes

The five bedroom property sits in the Bassenthwaite Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria.

House with the 'world's most amazing view' for sale in the UK - but it isn't cheap; The house in Cmbria's Lake District comes with totally unspoilt views and looks like something out of a fairytale

Lakeland spot is bought by trust A Lake District viewpoint immortalised by the artist JMW Turner is to be opened up to the public after being acquired by the National Trust.

Lakeland spot is bought by [...]

The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England.

Wordsworth's grave in Lake District, a literary shrine

Travel Business Review-March 12, 2019--Loganair to offer new Carlisle Lake District route from Dublin

Loganair to offer new Carlisle Lake District route from Dublin

Loganair has announced plans to commence a new service from George Best Belfast City Airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport starting July 2019, an online report said.

Loganair announces new Carlisle route to Belfast