Lake Victoria

== English == === Etymology === Named after Queen Victoria by the explorer John Hanning Speke, the first Briton to document it in 1858, while on an expedition with Richard Francis Burton. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Lake Victoria The largest lake in Africa, with shoreline in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania; one of the African Great Lakes. Synonym: Nalubaale ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “Lake Victoria”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “Lake Victoria, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Lake Victoria”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Lake Victoria”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Lake Victoria”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026