Champlain Valley
English
proper-noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Compound from English Champlain (Samuel de Champlain, Lake Champlain) + English valley derived from French Champlain.
Origin
French
Champlain
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Champlain English
- Lake Champlain English
- ferrovalley English
- intervalley English
- intravalley English
- multivalley English
- palaeovalley English
- paleovalley English
- valley English
- valleyed English
- valleyful English
- valleyland English
- valleyless English
- valleyscape English
- valleyside English
- valleytronics English
- valleyward English
- valleywards English
- Champlain French
- champ French
- plain French
- valey Middle English