- Scutari, Lake
- geographical name lake NW Albania & S Montenegro area 143 square miles (370 square kilometers)
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Scutari, Lake
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Scutari, Lake — Largest lake in the Balkan Peninsula. Located on the frontier between Montenegro (see Serbia and Montenegro) and Albania, it has an area of 150 sq mi (390 sq km). It was formerly an arm of the Adriatic Sea. Steep mountains, plains, and marshland… … Universalium
Scutari,Lake — Scu·ta·ri (sko͞oʹtə rē), Lake A lake of southeast Europe on the border between southwest Yugoslavia and northwest Albania. It was once an inlet of the Adriatic but is now separated from the sea by an alluvial isthmus. * * * … Universalium
lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) … Universalium
Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly … Universalium
Scutari — [sko͞o′tä rē] Lake lake on the border of S Serbia and Montenegro & NW Albania: 140 200 sq mi (363 518 sq km) … English World dictionary
Lake Scutari — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Scutari image lake = Lac de Shkodra.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = coords = coord|42|9|59|N|19|19|33|E|type:waterbody region:ME/AL|display=inline,title type = inflow = Morača River outflow … Wikipedia
SCUTARI — (50), a town of Turkey in Asia, on the Bosporus, opposite Constantinople; has several fine mosques, bazaars, &c.; large barracks on the outskirts were used as hospitals by Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War; has large and impressive… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Scutari — /skuˈtari/ (say skooh tahree), /ˈskutəri/ (say skoohtuhree) noun 1. Also, Skutari. former name of Üsküdar. 2. → Shkodër. 3. Also, Lake Shkodër. Lake, a lake between north western Albania and Montenegro. About 350 km2 …
Scutari — /skooh teuh ree/; for 2 also It. /skooh tah rddee/, n. 1. Lake, a lake between NW Albania and S Yugoslavia. ab. 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km). 2. Italian name of Shkodër. 3. former name of Üsküdar. * * * … Universalium
Scutari — Scu•ta•ri [[t]ˈsku tə ri[/t]] n. geg Lake, a lake between NW Albania and S Yugoslavia. ab. 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km) … From formal English to slang
