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

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 • Nov. 29, 2025

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 • Aug. 19, 2024

Lake Champlain Chocolates in Vermont has begun hiring retirees like Jacques Demers for seasonal positions.Credit...

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023

In Champlain, New York, officers discovered 44 items of children’s sleepwear that failed flammability requirement standards.

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2023

In the early 1600s the French explorer Samuel Champlain thought he might find a route by water across Canada—up the St Lawrence, through the Great Lakes, and on.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton