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| 1. | Lake. German, Boden⋅see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 mi. (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km). |
| 2. | German, Konstanz. a city in S Germany, on this lake: important church council 1414–18. 61,160. |
| 3. | a female given name. |
| Con·stance (kŏn'stəns) See Konstanz. |
| Constance, Lake of or Bo·den·see (bōd'n-zā') An Alpine lake bordering on southern Germany, northern Switzerland, and western Austria. |
| Kon·stanz (kôn'stänts') A city of southwest Germany on the Lake of Constance south of Stuttgart. Thought to have been founded c. A.D. 300, it is a tourist center with varied industries. Population: 81,000. |