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Champlain Valley

Champlain Valley proper noun: a north–south running valley surrounding Lake Champlain, in upstate New York State, Vermont and southern Quebec, spanning the United States and Canada, mostly lying within the U.S.; separating the Adirondacks from the Green Mountains and Appalachians.

Proper noun

Champlain Valley

  1. A north–south running valley surrounding Lake Champlain, in upstate New York State, Vermont and southern Quebec, spanning the United States and Canada, mostly lying within the U.S.; separating the Adirondacks from the Green Mountains and Appalachians.

Origin of Champlain Valley

From Champlain (“Lake Champlain”) + valley. Named after the lake, and thence after Samuel de Champlain, French explorer. From French Champlain.

Questions about Champlain Valley

What does Champlain Valley mean?
Champlain Valley means a north–south running valley surrounding Lake Champlain, in upstate New York State, Vermont and southern Quebec, spanning the United States and Canada, mostly lying within the U.S.; separating the Adirondacks from the Green Mountains and Appalachians.
What part of speech is Champlain Valley?
Champlain Valley is a proper noun.

Words near Champlain Valley in the dictionary

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  5. Champlain Sea
  6. Champlain Valley
  7. Champlains
  8. Champlan
  9. Champlanian
  10. champlevé
  11. champlevés

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