/sham playn"/ ; for 1 also Fr. /shahonn plaonn"/ , n.
1. Samuel de /sam"yooh euhl deuh/ ; Fr. /sann myuu el" deuh/ , 1567-1635, French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor 1633-35.
2. Lake , a lake between New York and Vermont. 125 mi. (200 km) long; ab. 600 sq. mi. (1550 sq. km).