NOUN | person | Champlain, Samuel de Champlain | French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec / Quebec (1567-1635) |
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object | Champlain, Lake Champlain | a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec |
Sounds | shaempley'n | |
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Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... |
Meaning | French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec / Quebec (1567-1635). | |
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Synonym | Samuel de Champlain | |
Instance of | explorer, adventurer | someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | Lake Champlain | |
Instance of | lake | A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
Part of | New York, New York State, Empire State, NY, N.Y. | A Mid-Atlantic state |
Quebec | The largest province of Canada | |
Vermont, Green Mountain State, VT, Vt. | A state in New England |
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