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champlain valley

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
cham-plain -val-ley
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Hudson Valley Richelieu Valley Mohawk Valley

Frequently Paired Words

Hudson Valley Richelieu Valley Mohawk Valley

Questions

What does champlain valley mean?
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.
Where does champlain valley come from?
It is traced to French.

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