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Su·pe·ri·or

[suh-peer-ee-er, soo-] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 mi. (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 ft. (393 m); 602 ft. (183 m) above sea level.

2.	a port in NW Wisconsin, on Lake Superior. 29,571.

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Su·pe·ri·or (sŏŏ-pîr'ē-ər) Pronunciation Key
The largest and westernmost of the Great Lakes, between the north-central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It was probably first sighted by French explorers in the early 1600s.

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lake superior
noun
the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

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Lake Superior

Lake bordered by Ontario, Canada, to the north and east; Michigan and Wisconsin to the south; and Minnesota to the west.

Note: The largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Superior is the largest, highest in elevation, and deepest of the Great Lakes.

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