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[sham-pleyn; for 1 also Fr. shahn-plan] 
Cham⋅plain
[sham-pleyn; for 1 also Fr. shahn-plan] –noun
| 1. | Sa⋅mu⋅el de
[sam-yoo-uh l duh; Fr. sa-my-el duh] , 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 mi. (200 km) long; ab. 600 sq. mi. (1550 sq. km). |
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| Cham·plain
(shām-plān', shäɴ-plāɴ') Pronunciation Key
French explorer who founded Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal, in Nova Scotia (1605) and established a settlement (1608) on the site of present-day Quebec. |
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| samuel de champlain | |
noun | |
| French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) [syn: Champlain] |
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