Definition: Meaning of, Champlain, Samuel de in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ʃamˈpleɪn;ʃɑ̃plɛ̃ /
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(1567-1635) a French EXPLORER and the first GOVERNOR of French Canada. He EXPLORE d much of what is now Nova Scotia and established Quebec in 1608. He also was the first European to discover what is now called Lake Champlain.