[sham-pleyn; for 1 also Fr. shahn-plan] 
| 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). |
| Cham·plain (shām-plān') A lake of northeast New York, northwest Vermont, and southern Quebec, Canada. It was the site of important battles in the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812. The region has many popular resorts. |
| Cham·plain (shām-plān', shäɴ-plāɴ') 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. |