Champlain

UK: /ʃæmˈpleɪn/

US: (sham plān′; for 1 also Fr. shän plan′)

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Cham•plain  (sham plān′; for 1 also Fr. shän plan′), n. 

Sa•mu•el de  (sam′yo̅o̅ əl də; Fr. sa my el′ də), 1567–1635, French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec;
first colonial governor 1633–35.
1. Place Names Lake, a lake between New York and Vermont. 125 mi. (200 km) long;
   ab. 600 sq. mi. (1550 sq. km).

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Champlain / ʃæmˈpleɪn/ noun

1. 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 / ʃæmˈpleɪn ʃɑ̃plɛ̃/ noun

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