Channel

See also: channel

English

Etymology 1

From being a channel.

Proper noun

the Channel

  1. (Europe) Ellipsis of English Channel: a strait in Europe, separating Great Britain from France and connecting the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
Derived terms
English Channel
Translations

Etymology 2

Named after the Channel Islands, from where settlers once came from, in the early 18th-century. The Channel Islands are located in the English Channel, a strait (channel) separating the island of Great Britain from the coast of mainland Europe.

Proper noun

Channel

  1. A former village and district of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Derived terms
Channel, Newfoundland
Translations
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