LAKE PLACID


Meaning of LAKE PLACID in English

Village (pop., 2000: 2,638), northeastern New York, U.S., on Mirror Lake and Lake Placid, in the Adirondack Mountains .

The site was settled in 1800, but it was abandoned after crop failures. Resettled during the 1840s, it was promoted in 1850 as a summer resort, and Olympic Games in 1932 and 1980.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.