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Champlain

champ·lain

US/ʃæˈmpleɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)

2.

a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812

Origin

Borrowed from French Champlain.

Phrases

  • Champlain Sea
  • Champlain Valley
  • Lake Champlain

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