/ʃæmˈpleɪn; for 1 also French ʃɑ̃ˈplɛ̃/Show Spelled[sham-pleyn; for 1 also French shahn-plan]Show IPA
noun
1.
Sa·mu·el de /ˈsæmyuəl də; Frenchsamüˈɛl də/Show Spelled[sam-yoo-uhl duh; Frenchsa-my-el duh]Show IPA, 1567–1635, French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor 1633–35.
2.
a lake between New York and Vermont. 125 miles (200 km) long; about 600 sq. mi. (1550 sq. km).
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
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Champlainis always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.