Champlain

[ sham-pleyn; for 1 also French shahn-plan ]

/ ʃæmˈpleɪn; for 1 also French ʃɑ̃ˈplɛ̃ /

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noun

Sa·mu·el de

[sam-yoo-uhl duh; French sa-my-el duh], /ˈsæm yu əl də; French sa müˈɛl də/, 1567–1635, French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor 1633–35.

Lake, a lake between New York and Vermont. 125 miles (200 km) long; about 600 sq. mi. (1,550 sq. km).

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Words nearby Champlain

champignon, Champigny-sur-Marne, champion, Champion of England, championship, Champlain, champlevé, Champollion, Champs Élysées, Ch'an, Chanaan

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How to use Champlain in a sentence

The new documents provide fresh information about unresolved problems that had blighted the Champlain complex in the years before the catastrophe, and they add to questions about the quality of the original construction of the building.
Florida condo board saw flaws in original construction in tests after 2018 engineer’s report|Jon Swaine, Emma Brown, Beth Reinhard|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
I am reminded of the story of Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, VT) walking along the shores of Lake Champlain.
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It will be largely invisible to most drivers, since it will be buried under Lake Champlain and the Hudson River.
Electricity Superhighway||October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The gun-boats just above are the Princeton, the Champlain, the Still Water and the Erie.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Champlain became a navigator early in life, and was also a quartermaster in the royal army in Brittany, from 1592 to 1598.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Champlain limits this appellation to the tribes that dwell upon the Ottawa.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
In 1617, he returned to Canada with his family, at Champlain's request, as one of the latter's colonists at Quebec.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
In 1618, he came with Champlain to Canada, where he remained during the following winter.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Champlain, who had discovered this spot, took pride in pointing out to David its advantages.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for Champlain (1 of 2)

Champlain¹

/ (ʃæmˈpleɪn) /

noun

Lake Champlain a lake in the northeastern US, between the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains: linked by the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River and by the Richelieu River to the St Lawrence; a major communications route in colonial times

British Dictionary definitions for Champlain (2 of 2)

Champlain²

/ (ʃæmˈpleɪn, French ʃɑ̃plɛ̃) /

noun

Samuel de (samyɛl də). ?1567–1635, French explorer; founder of Quebec (1608) and governor of New France (1633–35)

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