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/ˈbælətɒn/
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/ˈbɒlətɒn/
Proper noun
A freshwater lake in Hungary, the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations.
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The surface of the Balaton and the surrounding marshes is not less than 24 German square miles, or 384 English square miles; its principal feeder is the Szala, but all the water it receives appears inconsiderable relatively to its superficial extent, and the quantity lost in evaporation.