/ ˈsæmpæn; NAmE / noun
a small boat with a flat bottom used along the coast and rivers of China
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Chinese san-ban , from san three + ban board.
/ ˈsæmpæn; NAmE / noun
a small boat with a flat bottom used along the coast and rivers of China
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Chinese san-ban , from san three + ban board.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005