Lake America

English thumb|240px|A modified U.S. Geological Survey map showing Lake Ontario labeled as "Lake America" following a U.S. federal executive order (White House's social media account, August 2026) Etymology en :af lake America + For en Q1062 Lake Ontario, on 27 August 2026, United States president Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the waters of the lake bounded by the United States; the use of which would be mandated within the federal government. Compare en Gulf of America. Proper noun Lake America en lake town/Sardis co/Panola s/Mississippi c/USA.en 1 Foursquare Lake America MapQuest 783241802 https://www.mapquest.com/us/mississippi/lake-america-783241802 https://web.archive.org/web/20261023051605/https://www.mapquest.com/us/mississippi/lake-america-783241802 23 October 2026 en They came into Lake America with transports and a gun-boat, and a large body of infantry and some cavalry, and made a descent on the Granicus cotton https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Reports_of_Committees/mqsFAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Lake+America%22&pg=RA34-PA3&printsec=frontcover Confederate cotton agent for Mississippi WM. A. Richardson, Secretary of the Treasury 3 1863 1874-04-01 43D Congress, 1st Session 252 Report in the Senate of the United States en I did not order him immediately back to Rolling Fork, as the enemy, in force, is within a few miles of me, having landed at Lake America, in which vicinity they are pillaging and taking off cotton. https://www.google.ca/books/edition/House_documents/7G8okrR9CpUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Lake+America%22&pg=PA674&printsec=frontcover 674 XXXVL XXIV 19 March 1863 S. W. Ferguson Correspondence to Major J. J. Reeve, Assistant Adjutant-General The Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives for the First Session of the Fifty-First Congress, 1889-'90, in Forty-Seven Volumes 1891 en One day last week a large Federal transport, the Runyan, struck a snag and sank opposite Compton's just about the upper outlet of Lake America. https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_War_of_the_Rebellion_v_1_53_serial_n/rcFZAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Lake+America%22+war&pg=PA731&printsec=frontcover 731 Correspondence to Major P. Ellis, Assistant Adjutant-General Perry Evans, Captain of Scouts 1864-07-27 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series I, Volume XXXIX, Part II Stephen B. Elkins, Secretary of War 1892 en 1 Lake America, located in Sardis, MS, is a serene and picturesque body of water known for its tranquil setting and recreational opportunities. https://www.mapquest.com/us/mississippi/lake-america-783241802 783241802 MapQuest Foursquare Lake America 2026-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20261023051605/https://www.mapquest.com/us/mississippi/lake-america-783241802 23 October 2026 en US politics euphemistic humorous dated rare en @nickname for:Afghanistan Q889; used by American political commentators, after the quick victorious invasion under United States president George W. Bush. en Lake Victory en Q1062 en 2026-08 en Donald Trump en US politics neologism en @syn of:Lake Ontario Q1062 1. en 2026-08-30 Ian Hanomansing 'Lake America' appears on various Canadian websites The Nation CBC Toronto Google Maps users in the U.S. will see Lake America. Canadian users are supposed to see Lake Ontario. But Donald Trump's change is cropping up on several Canadian websites, leaving companies scrambling to fix the problem. Look for a branch location on the Scotiabank website, and there it is, Lake America. References