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Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain proper noun: a north–south running lake surrounded by the Champlain Valley, in upstate New York, 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

Lake Champlain

  1. A north–south running lake surrounded by the Champlain Valley, in upstate New York, 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 Lake Champlain

From lake + Champlain (“Samuel de Champlain”). Named after Samuel de Champlain, French explorer. From French Champlain.

Words formed from Lake Champlain

Questions about Lake Champlain

What does Lake Champlain mean?
Lake Champlain means a north–south running lake surrounded by the Champlain Valley, in upstate New York, 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 Lake Champlain?
Lake Champlain is a proper noun.

Words near Lake Champlain in the dictionary

  1. Lake Calhoun
  2. Lake California
  3. Lake Cargelligo
  4. Lake Cathie
  5. Lake Chad
  6. Lake Champlain
  7. Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
  8. Lake Charles
  9. Lake Charm
  10. Lake Chudskoe
  11. Lake Chudskoye

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