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CHAMPLAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
Champlain; Lake Champlain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
Holonyms ("Champlain" is a part of...):
Quebec (the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British)
Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
Green Mountain State; Vermont; VT; Vt. (a state in New England)
Sense 2
Meaning:
French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
Synonyms:
Champlain; Samuel de Champlain
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
