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 • Jan. 10, 2026

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

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2023

Ramirez met with family members of the 98 people killed in the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

Crickets sang all about us, as they had in the glade beside Champlain.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson