Champlain

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

noun

Sa·mu·el de [sam-yoo-uh l 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. (1550 sq. km).

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Examples from the Web for champlain

Contemporary Examples of champlain

The gun-boats just above are the Princeton, the Champlain, the Still Water and the Erie.
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February 20, 2014

Historical Examples of champlain

Vermont, having been explored by Champlain in 1609, was settled some years after.
The Nation in a Nutshell
George Makepeace Towle
It was this father who was with Champlain in his last moments.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851
Various
This stamp is a clear reproduction of a cut from Champlain's work.
The Stamps of Canada
Bertram Poole
This was the third French fort Champlain helped to found in Canada.
Canada: the Empire of the North
Agnes C. Laut
At midnight they come stealthily to Champlain's lodge to complain.
Canada: the Empire of the North
Agnes C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for champlain

Champlain

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

Champlain

noun

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

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