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.

OriginFrench Champlain →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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

  1. FrenchChamplain
  2. EnglishLake Champlain

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

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APA

Lake Champlain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20Champlain

MLA

“Lake Champlain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20Champlain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lake Champlain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20Champlain.

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