English noun: Champlain | |||
1. | Champlain (person) French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) | ||
Synonyms | Samuel de Champlain | ||
Instance hypernym | adventurer, explorer | ||
2. | Champlain (object) 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 | Lake Champlain | ||
Instance hypernym | lake | ||
Part meronym | Empire State, Green Mountain State, New York, New York State, NY, Quebec, Vermont, VT | ||