Champlain

American  

[sham-pleyn, shahn-plan] / ʃæmˈpleɪn, ʃɑ̃ˈplɛ̃ /

noun

1. Samuel de 1567–1635, French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor 1633–35.

2. 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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Champlain ¹ British  

/ ʃæmˈpleɪn /

noun

1. 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

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Champlain ² British  

/ ʃæmˈpleɪn, ʃɑ̃plɛ̃ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Sunk then and recovered in 1935 from the bottom of Lake Champlain, the boat is now in perilous condition.

From The Wall Street Journal

I learn Taylor’s in Champlain House, that he went to one of the other elementary schools and lives on the other side of town, but he plays Nordic Post with the guys.

From Literature

That number is expected to rise to 30 by the time the Class of 2031 graduates, according to the Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College.

From The Wall Street Journal

My writer’s group had rented a lake house in Vermont this past June on an island in the middle of Lake Champlain, where shorebirds and ducklings paddled past.

From Los Angeles Times

Walsh was raised on Lake Champlain in Swanton, Vermont, just a few miles from the U.S.-Canadian border, where his grandfather, father and brother worked as customs officers.

From Seattle Times